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Section 2.24. Enactment of Ordinances. (a) Except as herein provided, every official action of the council which is to become law shall be by ordinance. Each proposed ordinance shall be introduced in writing and in the form required for final adoption. No ordinance shall contain a subject which is not expressed in its title. The enacting clause shall be: "Be it ordained by the city council of Clarkesville..." Any ordinance which repeals or amends an existing ordinance shall set forth the ordinance sections or subsections to be repealed or amended.
(b) An ordinance may be introduced by any member of the council and read at a regular or special meeting of the council. Ordinances shall be considered and adopted or rejected by the council in accordance with the rules which it shall establish. Every ordinance which becomes law shall be signed by the mayor.
Section 2.25. Codes of Technical Regulation. (a) The council may adopt any standard code of technical regulations by reference thereto in an adopting ordinance. The procedure and requirements governing such adopting ordinance shall be prescribed for ordinances generally except that a copy of each adopted code of technical regulations, as well as the adopting ordinance, shall be authenticated and recorded by the clerk pursuant to Section 2.26.
(b) Copies of any adopted code of technical regulations shall be made available for distribution or for purchase at a reasonable price.
Section 2.26. Authentication, Recording and Codification of Ordinances. (a) The city clerk shall authenticate by his or his signature and record in full in a properly indexed book kept for that purpose all ordinances adopted by the council.
(b) The council may provide for the preparation of a general codification of all ordinances of the city having a general codification of all ordinances of the city having the force and effect of law. The general codification may be adopted by the council by ordinance, and if so adopted, shall be known as "The Code of the City of Clarkesville, Georgia." All ordinances enacted subsequent to the adoption of the code shall be incorporated therein.
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