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Section 11. Chapter Five, Section 5.03, of the Charter is hereby amended to read as follows: election to be scheduled within one hundred twenty (120) days of said petition's filing so that said petition can be placed before the voters. At least fifteen percent (15%) of the base shall make a recall petition sufficient so as to cause a special election as noted in Section 5.08. Immediately upon receipt of the petition, the City Clerk shall examine the petition as to its sufficiency and report to the Council within ten (10) days. Upon receiving the report, the Council shall determine by resolution the sufficiency of the petition. (Amended 05/12/2003) Section 12. Chapter Five of the Charter is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 5.04. Disposition of Insufficient or Irregular Petition. If the Council determines that the petition is insufficient or irregular, the City Clerk shall deliver a copy of the petition, together with a written statement of its defects, to the sponsoring committee. The committee shall have thirty (30) days in which to file additional signature papers and/or to correct the petition in all other particulars, except that, in the case of a petition for recall, the committee may not change the statement of the grounds on which the recall is sought. Within five (5) days of receipt of the corrected petition, the City Clerk shall again report to the Council. If the Council finds that the petition is still insufficient or irregular, the City Clerk shall file the petition in his/her office and notify the sponsoring committee. The final finding that the petition is insufficient or irregular shall not prejudice the filing of a new petition for the same purpose, nor shall it prevent the Council from referring the subject matter of the petition to the voters at the next regular or special election. (Amended 05/12/2003) Section 13. Chapter Five of the Charter is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 5.08. Recall. Consideration by the electorate of the recall of any elected officer of the city may be initiated by petition. The grounds for recall shall be malfeasance or nonfeasance in office. Prior to circulating a recall petition,