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A. Ordinances of the city which shall not be subject to the powers of initiative and referendum and which shall become effective five days following their passage and legal publication are as follows:

1. Ordinances initiated by petition;

2. Ordinances providing for local improvement districts;

3. Ordinances appropriating money;

4. Ordinances providing for or approving collective bargaining;

5. Ordinances providing for the compensation of or working conditions of city employees;

6. Ordinances authorizing or repealing the levy of taxes;

7. Ordinances which are not defined as general ordinances; and

8. Any ordinance exempted now or hereafter by state law from initiative and referendum processes.

B. Ordinances of the city which shall not be subject to the powers of initiative and referendum and which shall become effective immediately upon their passage are as follows:

1. Emergency Ordinances. An ordinance passed by a majority plus one of the whole membership of the council, designated therein as a public emergency ordinance necessary for the protection of public health, public safety, public property or the public peace. (Ord. 5712 § 1, 2007; Ord. 2230 § 4, 1975.)