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(w) Every bill filed for ordinance consideration shall be read a total of three (3) times by title by <br />the Clerk. If a bill's title was amended in the Committee of the Whole, the amended title <br />shall be read by the Clerk at third reading. No bill shall be read the third time at the same <br />meeting it is introduced unless by unanimous roll call vote of all Council Members present. <br />Additionally, there must be at least two-thirds (%) of the entire Council present to carry <br />such a motion. <br />The City Clerk shall read by title only all bills filed for first reading. At that time, the <br />Council may send the bill to a proper Council Committee for review and recommendation, if <br />appropriate, and set a date for second reading, public hearing and third reading. At the time of <br />public hearing before the Committee of the Whole of the Council, on said bill, the Clerk shall <br />read the bill by number and title only. When amendments to bills are approved by the Council <br />which amend the title of said bill, the Clerk shall read the amended title on second and/or third <br />reading(s). The bill shall receive a third reading by title only, after which a formal vote of the <br />Common Council shall be taken on the bill. <br />(x) No bill filed for ordinance consideration or proposed resolution shall appear on the agenda <br />of a regular meeting of the Common Council unless said bill or proposed resolution has <br />been properly filed in the Office of the City Clerk on or before the Wednesday at 12:00 <br />noon immediately prior to said regular meeting. All such filings shall be on eight and one- <br />half by eleven inch (8%2" x 11 ") white paper and/or filed electronically with the Office of <br />the City Clerk, along with a proper cover letter as further addressed in subsection (v)(4) of <br />this section. In matters dealing with proposed rezonings, tax abatements, vacations of public <br />property, variances and special exceptions, or any other matter where a petition or other <br />document is required at time of filing, all required attachments must be filed at time of filing <br />the bill or proposed resolution. Any exhibits referenced in a bill or proposed resolution must <br />accompany the document at time of filing. In the event that a filing is not complete, the <br />Office of the City Clerk may reject a proposed filing as further addressed in subsection <br />(v)(3) of this section. Special or Commendation resolutions may be filed on eight and one- <br />half by fourteen inch (8'/2" x 14") white paper and/or filed electronically with the Office of <br />the City Clerk. This subsection is not applicable to special meetings. The City Clerk's office <br />may reject all ordinances and resolutions not meeting the filing deadline, or in the <br />alternative, may schedule such late filing(s) for the next subsequent Council meeting <br />agenda. The Clerk's Office shall immediately notify the Council President, the Chairperson <br />of the Standing Committee which has jurisdiction over the proposed bill and the sponsor(s) <br />of the proposed bill if the bill has been rejected or scheduled for the next subsequent <br />Council meeting agenda. <br />(y) The City Clerk's office may reject all such resolutions not meeting the filing deadline, or in <br />the alternative, may schedule such late filing(s) for the next subsequent Council meeting <br />agenda. The Clerk's Office shall immediately notify the Council President and the <br />sponsor(s) of the proposed bill if the bill has been rejected or scheduled for the next <br />subsequent Council meeting agenda. A "Special" or "Commendation" resolution, i.e., a <br />resolution not legislative in nature, but calling for recognition of an individual, group or <br />organization for notable accomplishments may, in the President's sole discretion, be placed <br />on the agenda of the upcoming Council meeting. Such resolutions shall not be assigned to a <br />Standing Committee, but rather be placed on the full Council agenda under "Special <br />Business" and shall be subject to a voice vote, not a roll call vote. <br />(z) "Special Proclamations" may be presented by one or more Council members on their own <br />behalf to individuals, groups or organizations at any time and place other than a Council <br />meeting. <br />