How many meetings are required for the passage of a city ordinance?
State law requires that all ordinances shall be read twice and the second reading and final passage shall not be had in less than one week after the first reading. After the first reading and before final passage, an ordinance may be amended. (NDCC 40-11-02)

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1. What public notice must be provided to amending a zoning ordinance?
2. How can we be sure that the proper procedures were used in adopting our old ordinances?
3. How many meetings are required for the passage of a city ordinance?
4. How many votes are required to pass an ordinance?
5. Is any specific form required for a city ordinance?
6. Is it possible to veto an ordinance?
7. Under what circumstances do we need to publish our city ordinances?
8. What can we do to require property owners to remove snow from sidewalks in our city?
9. When does a city ordinance become effective?
10. What is the procedure for referring an ordinance passed by the city governing body to the voters?
11. What can a city governing board do to get property owners to remove snow from sidewalks in the city?