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The council shall cause all general .ordinances of the city to be compiled and printed in code form. Every general ordinance enacted subsequent to such codification shall be enacted as an amendment to the code. For the purposes of this section general ordinances shall be deemed to be those ordinances of a permanent or continuing nature which affect the residents of the city at large. When adopted by the council, the printed codes of general ordinances contemplated by this section shall be in full force and effect without the necessity of such code or any part thereof being published in any newspaper. The caption, descriptive clause, and other formal parts of the ordinances of the city may be omitted without affecting the validity of such ordinances when they are published as a code. Copies of the code shall be furnished to city officers, placed in libraries and public offices for free public reference and made available through electronic media and for purchase by the public at a reasonable price fixed by the council. MEASURE NO.6 SHALL SUBSECTION (a) OF SECTION 3.17 OF THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: (a) The city council shall have the authority to expel any city council member who is absent three (3) consecutive regular city council meetings unless the council member has secured permission, in advance, from the city council to be absent from at least one (1) of the meetings; provided that any such action for expulsion of a city council member shall require five (5) affirmative votes of city council members. MEASURE NO.7 SHALL SUBSECTION (b) OF SECTION 7.01 OF THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: (b) All members of the commission shall be eligible to vote on all matters coming before the commission, unless prohibited by other provisions of law. MEASURE NO.8 SHALL SECTION 7.06 OF THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: Sec. 7.06. The master plan. The master plan for the physical development of the City of San Marcos shall contain the recommendations of the planning and zoning commission for growth, development and beautification of the city. The planning and zoning commission may recommend amendments to the master plan to the city council after at least one (1) public hearing on the proposed action. The council may amend the master plan after at least one (1) public hearing on the proposed action. The council shall not act on any amendment affecting the master plan unless and until a recommendation on the amendment is received from the commission. MEASURE NO.9 SHALL SECTION 8.02 OF THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: Sec. 8.02. Preparation and submission of budget.