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the accompanying certificate, which is described in Section 5.02, Subdivision 1, shall be filed in the City Clerk's office. If the petition or amended petition is found sufficient under the provisions of Section 5.03 of this chapter, the City Clerk shall transmit it to the Council without delay and shall also officially notify the person sought to be recalled of the sufficiency of the petition and of the pending action. The Council shall at its next meeting, by resolution provide for the holding of a special recall election within ninety (90) days after such meeting, except if any other election is to occur within such ninety (90) days period after such meeting, the Council may in its discretion provide for the holding of the recall vote at that time. The City Clerk shall include with the published notice of the election the statement of the grounds for the recall and, also, in not more than five hundred (500) words, the answer of the officer concerned in justification of his/her course of office. If a vacancy occurs due to the recall election, Section 4.05 herein shall apply to fill said vacancy. (Amended 05/12/2003) Section 14. Chapter Six of the Charter is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 6.04. City Clerk. The Council shall appoint a City Clerk. The City Clerk shall: (1) report directly to the City Administrator, and (2) have the duties and responsibilities determined by applicable state law and City ordinances. (Amended 05/12/2003) Section 6.05. City Treasurer. The Council shall appoint a City Treasurer. The City Treasurer shall: (1) report directly to the City Administrator, and (2) have the duties and responsibilities determined by applicable state law and City ordinances. (Amended 05/12/2003) Section 6.06. Basis for Hiring and Removal. The basis for hiring shall be merit and appropriate qualifications. Removal shall be based on just cause, as conclusively determined by the Council. (Amended 05/12/2003)