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ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER III, SECTION 17, OF THE CITY OF DULUTH HOME RULE CHARTER, 1912, AS AMENDED, PERTAINING TO AMENDING OR REPEALING ORDINANCES.
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The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That Section 17 of the city of Duluth Home Rule Charter, 1912, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 17. Same--Amendments and repeals.
Amendments and repeals of ordinances, or sections thereof, shall be by ordinance. An amending ordinance shall contain the portion of the ordinance or section proposed for amendment. the entire ordinance or section amended.
Section 2. That this ordinance was recommended by the Charter commission and shall take effect 90 days after its passage and publication.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This ordinance amends Section 17 of the City Charter to delete the requirement that the entire ordinance or section must be provided when amending the ordinance or section and allows for providing only a portion of the ordinance or section.
The proposed charter change was reviewed and recommended by the Charter commission at its meeting of October 12, 2016.
This ordinance requires a unanimous vote for approval.