§ 31-16-106 — Reading before city council - publication

Colorado § 31-16-106

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 31: Government
• Art.: Ordinances - Penalties

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No ordinance shall be
adopted by any city council of any city unless the same has been previously
introduced and read at a preceding regular or special meeting of such city council
and published in full in the manner provided in section 31-16-105 at least ten days
before its adoption. The previous introduction of the ordinance at such preceding
meeting of the city council and the fact of its publication shall appear in the
certificate and the attestation of the clerk on the ordinance after its adoption. The
provisions of section 31-16-105 shall apply to any ordinance adopted by a city
council; except that, if publication after introduction was in a newspaper,
publication after adoption may be in the same newspaper by title only and shall
contain the date of the initial publication and shall reprint in full any section,
subsection, or paragraph of the ordinance which was amended following the initial
publication. Publication following adoption may be in full at the discretion of the
city council.

Legislative History

Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1124, � 1, effective July 1. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 1466, � 1, effective May 20.