Ordinances and Resolutions

Official action by the City Council may be in the form of an ordinance or a resolution. 

An Ordinance is a municipal law which may be amended or repealed by adoption of another ordinance.  Proposed ordinances  are presented to the City Council for their consideration.  The City Charter requires, in most cases, that an ordinance be introduced at a Council meeting and then scheduled for a public hearing, after notice of the hearing has been published.  A link to public hearings scheduled for consideration by the Council can be found below.  If the ordinance is adopted by the City Council after public hearing, the ordinance becomes effective 30 days following the date of adoption.  Exceptions to this process occur for Emergency Ordinances.  Most ordinances become part of the Fruita Municipal Code. The following ordinances have been adopted by the Fruita City Council.   For copies of ordinances adopted prior to 2007, please contact the City Clerk's office at (970) 858-3663. 

A Resolution may be used to express City Council policy, direct administrative or legal action, or to make a public statement from Council.  A resolution does not require a public hearing.