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3.U12 Business Licenses ~- Notice and Comment Procedure for Rulemakin . (1} Notice of Rulemakin Prior to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rule, the city shall give notice of intended rulemaking by: ~a} Making copies of the notice of intended rulemaking ava~1able to any person who has requested such notice; ~b~ Publishing the notice of i ntended rulemaking i n a news- paper of general circulation. ~2} Contents of Notice. The notice of intended rulemaking shall state the subject matter and purpose of the intended action in sufficient detail to inform a person that the person's interests may be affected, and the time, place, and manner in which interested persons may present their views on the intended action. This notice shall include: ~a) A citation of the city's legal authority to promulgate the rule; fib} A statement of the need for the rule and a statement of haw the rule is intended to meet the need; and ~c~ A list of the principal documents, reports, or studies, if any, prepared by or relied upon by the city in considering the need for and in preparing the rule, and a statement of the loca- tion at which those documents are available for public inspection. ~3~ O ortu,n~ ty_,.,,fo,r Comment. The city steal 1 give interested per- sons reasonable opportunity to submit data or views. The city manager shall make findings that consider fully any written submissions. ~4~ Temporary Rules, Notwithstanding the above, the city manager may adopt temporary rules that shall expire 180 days from the date of adop- ti on of any addition to ar revision of this chapter. ~5} Emer envy Rules. Notwithstanding the above, the city manager may adopt, amend, or suspend a rule without prior notice or hearing or upon .any abbreviated notice and hearing that he/she finds practicable, if the city manager issues: ~a~ A statement of findings that failure to act promptly will result in serious prejudice to the public interest or the interest of the parties concerned and the specific reasons far the findings of prejudice; fib} A citation of the city's legal authority to promulgate the rule; ~c} A statement of the need far the rule and a statement of how the rule is intended to meet the need; and ~d} A list of the principal documents, reports, or studies, if any, prepared by ar relied upon by the city in considering the need for and in preparing the rule, and a statement of the loca- tion at which those documents are available for public inspection. Any rule adapted, amended, or suspended under this section is temporary and may not be effective fora period of longer than X80 days, The adoption of a rule under this section does not preclude the subsequent adoption of an identical rule under the permanent rule adoption procedures. ~6~ Mailin List. Any person may request in writing that the city mail him/her copies of notices of intended action given pursuant to ~1~~a}, Upon receipt of any request, the city shall acknowledge the request, establish a mailing list, and maintain a record of all mailings made pur- suant to requests. ~~} Pet_itivn Requesting adoption of Rule. Any interested person may petition the city requesting the promulgation, amendment, or repeal of a rule, The city manager may prescribe by rule the form or contents of such Ordinance - ~7