§ 2.30. Submission of ordinances to the mayor; veto power.  


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  • Every ordinance and resolution passed by the city council shall be subject to veto by the mayor in the following manner: the mayor shall within ten days write out the mayor's objections to such ordinance or resolution, and the city council shall, at the next regular meeting at which a quorum shall be present, order said objections entered on the minutes and take a vote on the question as to whether said ordinance, resolution, or other action shall become adopted over said veto. Should as many as three councilmembers vote in the affirmative, said resolution or ordinance shall stand affirmed and become effective without the approval of the mayor; otherwise it shall not become effective. The ayes and nays shall in all cases be entered on the minutes.