A. Ordinances, resolutions and other matters or subjects requiring action by the commission must be introduced and sponsored by a commissioner, except that the city manager or city attorney may present ordinances, resolutions and other matters or subjects to the commission, and any commissioner may assume sponsorship thereof by moving that such ordinances, resolutions, matters or subjects be adopted.

B. No ordinance shall be put in its final passage on the same day on which it was introduced. After introduction, notice by publication of the Title and subject matter of any ordinance must take place at least two weeks prior to consideration of final action upon the ordinance, except that this section shall not apply to ordinances dealing with an emergency declared by the mayor, and in his absence the mayor pro tem, to be an immediate danger to the public health, safety and welfare of the city, or to ordinances the subject matter of which is amending the city zoning map, provided the amendment to the zoning map has been considered by, and recommended to, the city commission by the planning-zoning commission.

C. No ordinance shall relate to more than one subject, which shall be clearly expressed in its title, and no ordinance or section thereof shall be amended or repealed unless the new ordinance contains the title of the ordinance or section amended or repealed, and when practicable all ordinances shall be introduced as amendments to existing ordinances or sections thereof.

D. The enacting clause of an ordinance shall be “Be it ordained by the governing body, that is, the City Commission of the City of Clovis, in the County of Curry and State of New Mexico:”

E. All action taken by the commission shall be by roll call vote only. If a majority of all of the members of the commission who are present and voting vote in favor of adopting the ordinance or resolution, or in favor of approving the matter or subject requiring action by the commission, then it is adopted. If there is a tie vote of the members of the commission who are present and voting on a matter, the mayor shall cast a vote. The city clerk shall record in the minute book the vote of each member of the governing body on every ordinance, resolution or other matter or subject requiring action by the commission.

F. Within three days after the adoption of an ordinance, the mayor shall validate the ordinance by endorsing “Approved” upon the ordinance and signing the ordinance.

G. An ordinance shall be recorded in a book kept for that purpose, and shall be authenticated by the signature of the mayor and the city clerk and shall bear the seal of the city.

H. The ordinance shall be published one time either in its entirety or by a title and a general summary of the subject matter contained in the ordinance, whichever the commission elects to do.

I. An ordinance shall not become effective until five days after it has been published as provided in this section. (Ord. 1484-95 § 2 (part), 1995; Ord. 1129-79 § 2, 1979; prior code § 2-2(c)).