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SECTION XI RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES DEFINITIONS As a rule, it can be said that legislative acts of the City Council (usually a rule of public conduct for long-term application) are taken by "ordinance," whereas more routine business and administrative matters (usually more temporary and transitory in nature) are accomplished by "resolutions." The term "resolution" in its general sense will denote any action taken affirmatively via a vote of the Council, other than one taken by ordinance, which is memorialized in a separate document. In this City, however, two methods of action are in general use to accomplish such non -ordinance actions: "resolution" and "motion" (the latter recorded by minute order). The two are equally as legally effective and binding; they vary in the formality of respective memorialization. The more formal is referred to as a "resolution." This, in addition to being referenced in the minutes, will be recorded by a separate document, numbered in sequence and preserved in a separate set of books. Such "resolutions," are used in this City for various reasons, such as when specifically required by law, when needed as a separate evidentiary document to be transmitted to another governmental agency, or where the frequency of future reference back to its contents warrants a separate document (with the additional "whereas" explanatory material it often recites) to facilitate such future reference and research. The "motion" (assuming it was one which passed) is a Council action which is recorded simply by an item entry in the minutes of the meeting at which it was accomplished, and no separate document is made to memorialize it. In this City, procedural actions (such as a motion to continue a hearing) are always done by motion, and, in addition, many administrative matters (such as directing the City Manager to furnish a report) are done by motion. METHOD OF ACTION Actions of the City Council shall be taken by ordinance, resolution or motion. An ordinance or resolution may be adopted by a motion, and shall require the affirmative votes of a majority of the entire Council membership. (San Leandro Municipal Code, Section 1-1-305) ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS: READING At the time of its introduction or adoption, an ordinance or resolution shall be read by title only, unless a Council Member or the Mayor requests that the ordinance or resolution be read in full. Any matter designated as a consent item regularly appearing on the City Council agenda and available for public inspection in the City Clerk's Office