§ 3.13. Code of Ordinances.

The council shall cause all general ordinances of the city to be compiled and printed in Code form. Every general ordinance enacted subsequent to such codification shall be enacted as an amendment to the Code. For the purposes of this section general ordinances shall be deemed to be those ordinances of a permanent or continuing nature which affect the residents of the city at large. When adopted by the council, the printed codes of general ordinances contemplated by this section shall be in full force and effect without the necessity of such Code or any part thereof being published in any newspaper. The caption, descriptive clause, and other formal parts of the ordinances of the city may be omitted without affecting the validity of such ordinances when they are published as a Code. Copies of the Code shall be furnished to city officers, placed in libraries and public offices for free public reference and made available through electronic media and for purchase by the public at a reasonable price fixed by the council.

(Ord. No. 1988-15, Prop. 9, 2-8-88/5-7-88; Ord. No. 1998-7, Prop. 5, 2-9-98/5-5-98; Ord. No. 2000-12, Prop. 1, 2-14-00/5-6-00)

State law reference

Adoption of codification, V.T.C.A., Local Government Code, § 53.001.