2.07.050 Resolution format and passage procedure.
A. Formal acts by the council not required by law to be enacted by ordinance and not being an act of general and permanent nature which should become a part of the code may be adopted by resolution. A resolution may be introduced by any council member, including the mayor, or the city manager.
B. The form of resolution shall include:
1. Header. “Introduced by:,” “date:,” “action:,” and “vote:” on the upper right-hand corner of the document.
2. Heading. “City of Palmer, Alaska.”
3. Number Provision. “Resolution No. ___.”
4. Title. A short and concise title descriptive of its subject and purpose.
5. Premise or Whereas Clause. Short premise or whereas clauses descriptive of the reasons for the resolution, if necessary.
6. The Resolving Clause. “NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Palmer City Council.”
7. Last Section of Ordinance. “ADOPTED by the Palmer City Council this ___ day of _____, _____.”
8. Signature by Mayor. An appropriate place shall be provided for the signature of the mayor.
9. Signature by Clerk. Appropriate places shall be provided for “attest” and “seal” by the clerk.
C. All persons who appear shall be given an opportunity to be heard. After such opportunity the council may pass or reject the resolution with or without amendments. The first reading of any resolution shall also be the final reading.
D. Resolutions take effect upon adoption or at a later effective date as specified in the resolution. (Ord. 648 § 6, 2005)