(1) Proposed ordinances may be introduced by any council member, initiative, or mini-initiative. Proposed ordinances shall be introduced in their entirety in writing.

(2) Upon filing with the clerk of the council with the signature of at least one council member on an introduction form approved by the clerk, or upon receipt by the council of a proposed ordinance submitted as an initiative or mini-initiative under Article 5 of the Snohomish County Charter, the clerk shall assign the proposed ordinance a number and place it on the agenda of the next Tuesday administrative session for referral to a council committee, provided that the chairperson or a majority of the council may direct that it be placed on the agenda of an earlier council meeting. The agenda shall identify the proposed ordinance by number and title, and name the committee or committees to which it will be referred. If a council member objects to a committee referral, the referral shall be made by a majority of the council.

(3) If at a regular council meeting a council member wishes to obtain committee referral of a proposed ordinance that has not been placed on the agenda, the council member shall file the proposed ordinance with the clerk along with a signed introduction form. The clerk shall read the title and assign a number to the proposed ordinance and the chairperson or council shall refer the ordinance to one or more council committees.

(4) A proposed ordinance referred to more than one committee shall be considered by the committees in the order specified in the referral.

(5) At least once each week the clerk of the council shall deliver to council members and the chief of staff a list of ordinances received from the county executive that have not been introduced, along with the tracking number of corresponding ECAFs. If an ordinance received from the county executive is not introduced by a council member within 30 days after the proposed ordinance and corresponding ECAF are filed with the clerk of the council, the clerk shall place the matter on the agenda of the next Tuesday administrative session under special reports. At that session the county officers identified in the ECAF shall be given an opportunity to address the council on the proposed legislation. (Added by Amended Ord. 02-047, Oct. 16, 2002, Eff date Dec. 1, 2002; Amended by Ord. 11-017, May 11, 2011, Eff date May 27, 2011; Amended by Amended Ord. 22-022, June 15, 2022, Eff date July 3, 2022).