Section 6.05 — Emergency Ordinances:

The Council, if a quorum is present, may adopt, by a majority vote of those present, emergency ordinances necessary for the immediate preservation of the public property, health, peace or safety. The facts showing such urgency shall be stated in the ordinance. After its adoption the ordinance shall be published as prescribed for other adopted ordinances. It shall become effective immediately upon adoption or at such later time as it may specify in the ordinance. Every emergency ordinance, except one made pursuant to Section 11.09(b), shall automatically stand repealed as of the 180th day following the date on which it was adopted. Emergency ordinances, however, may be re-enacted in the manner provided in this article. An emergency ordinance may be repealed by adoption of a repealing ordinance in the same manner specified in this section for adoption of emergency ordinances. No ordinance making a grant of any special privilege, levying taxes, incurring indebtedness, fixing rates charged by any City-owned utility or authorizing borrowing money, except as provided in Section 11.09(b), shall be passed as an emergency measure. (Amended at election held Nov. 6, 1990)