§ 3.5.2. Ordinances—passage.
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No ordinance, including any revised, amended or repealed ordinance, shall be passed finally on the date of its introduction, except in the case of a public emergency, and then only by the unanimous vote of the commission. Ordinances so passed shall be declared by the commission to be immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, and shall contain an explanation of their necessity. No ordinance making a grant of any franchise or special benefit shall ever be passed as an emergency.