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(30) calendar days and the Sponsoring Committee will have 21 calendar days in which to file additional signature papers and/or to correct the specified irregularity according to Section 5.04. If the final finding is that the petition is insufficient, the ordinance shall take effect on the date declared by the resolution of suspension. If the corrected petition is declared sufficient according to Section 5.03, the Council must pass a resolution suspending the effective date of the ordinance until it can be decided by a vote of the public and proceed as previously mentioned in this section. (Amended, Ord. 651, 8-16- 2000) Section 5.08. Recall. Consideration by the electorate of the recall of any elected officer of the City may be initiated by petition. The voters of the City may request a recall vote of any elected official of the City by petition. The petition shall state at the head of each page, or attached thereto, a certificate stating the name of the official officer whose removal is sought, the grounds for recall, constituting which shall be malfeasance, or misfeasance or nonfeasance in office, in not more than 250 words, and the intention of the sponsoring committeeSponsoring Committee to bring about the official's recall. Such The petition shall be filed in the Clerk-Administrator's office prior to circulation. and shall be valid for 180 days during which time a completed petition with signatures must be filed. If the petition or amended petition is found sufficient under the provisions of Section 5.03 of this chapter, the Clerk-Administrator 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 special recall election within ninety days after such meeting, except if any other election is to occur within ninety day period after such meeting, the Council may in its discretion provide for the holding of the recall vote at that time. The Clerk-Administrator shall include with the published notice of the election the statement of the grounds for the recall and, also in not more than 500 words, the answer of the officer concerned in justification of their course of office. The Clerk-Administrator shall notify the official sought to be recalled of the petition and proceed as provided in Section 5.03 and 5.04 of this Charter. If the Council is able to declare the petition sufficient, it shall immediately pass a resolution to place the measure on a ballot as provided for in Section 5.05 of this charter. Within 14 calendar days of the declaration of sufficiency, the elected official named by the petition may provide an answer for their own course of action in not more than 500 words. The Clerk-Administrator shall include with the published notice of the election, the statement of the grounds for the recall and the answer of the official concerned or a statement stating no answer was received. If a majority of those voting on the recall vote in its favor, it shall become effective immediately upon certification of the election results. If the majority does not vote in favor, the recall has failed and a petition for recall is prohibited from being repeated for that elected official for one year from the date of certification of the election. If a vacancy occurs due to recall election, Section 4.05 herein shall apply to fill said vacancy. Section 5.069. Initiative to Amend the Charter. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as in any way affecting the right of the electors voters to propose amendments to this charter which can be proposed in accordance with MN Statute 410.12, as amended. * Minnesota courts have limited the powers of initiative and referendum to ordinances which are legislative in character. General legislative acts lay down some permanent and uniform rule of law, administrative acts relate to daily administration of