A. Any person may request a Council member to initiate a proposed ordinance. The Council member shall have total and absolute discretion whether to initiate a proposed ordinance.

B. Any person may request that the Council as a whole initiate a proposed ordinance. The request may be in writing or oral request during the visitor’s section of a Council agenda. The Council shall have total and absolute discretion whether to initiate a proposed ordinance.

C. If a citizen requests adoption of an ordinance, the City will follow all applicable procedural and format requirements. Ordinances will not be considered for immediate adoption if they have not been placed on the agenda. If the Council decides to proceed with an ordinance proposed by a citizen, the Council will by motion direct staff to prepare the ordinance and place it on a future agenda to give the public an opportunity to comment before adoption. [Ord. NS-2159, 2011]