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Mounds View Charter Commission Date: 7/12/2007 Revision m – Chapter 5 Clear Text used to produce Resolution 2007-01e Page 4 of 5 measure for a proposed ordinance fails, the same measure is prohibited from being brought forward 143 again as an initiative within one hundred eighty (180) calendar days of the election certification. Failure 144 of a ballot measure for a proposed ordinance shall not prevent the Council from proposing a similar 145 ordinance. 146 147 Subdivision 1. If the Council elects to adopt the ordinance as provided by the petition without 148 amendment, they shall proceed in accordance with Section 3.05 of this Charter. During this adoption 149 process, the ordinance cannot be amended but, if adopted, is subject to the referendum process as 150 defined in Section 5.07. 151 152 Subdivision 2. If an amendment to the ordinance is proposed by a majority vote of the Council, 153 it must be presented to the Sponsoring Committee prior to the first reading of the proposed ordinance. 154 The Sponsoring Committee shall have fourteen (14) calendar days from the receipt of the amended 155 proposed ordinance to disapprove the amendment by majority vote, and file a statement with the Clerk-156 Administrator. Upon receipt of a statement of disapproval from the Sponsoring Committee, the Council 157 must either adopt the proposed ordinance, according to Subdivision 1 of this section, or place the 158 ordinance, as presented by the Sponsoring Committee, on the ballot as provided in Section 5.05. If the 159 Sponsoring Committee does not submit a statement of disapproval, the ordinance can proceed, as 160 amended, according to Section 3.05 with no further amendments and, if adopted, is subject to the 161 referendum process as defined in Section 5.07 of this Charter. If the vote for adoption fails, the 162 ordinance, as amended, must be placed on the ballot as provided in Section 5.05. If an amended 163 ordinance is approved at a first reading, the Council may choose to submit the ordinance, as amended, as 164 a ballot measure. 165 166 Subdivision 3. If the ordinance is required to be put on a ballot, or if the Council chooses to 167 submit the ordinance as presented as a ballot measure, they shall proceed as provided for in Section 5.05 168 of this Charter. If a majority of those voting on the ordinance vote in its favor, it shall become effective 169 thirty (30) calendar days after certification of the election results unless the ordinance specifies a later 170 effective date. If the majority does not vote in favor, the ordinance shall not be enacted. (Amended, Ord. 171 650, 8-16-2000) 172 173 Section 5.07. Referendum*. Prior to the date when an ordinance takes effect, it may be 174 subjected to a referendum by a petition which shall state at the head of each page, or attached thereto, 175 the exact text of the measure to be considered by the voters. The Sponsoring Committee must file the 176 completed petition in the office of the Clerk-Administrator at least ten (10) calendar days before the 177 ordinance takes effect. If a petition is determined to be frivolous, no further action on the petition shall 178 be taken and the adoption of the ordinance shall proceed according to Section 3.05. If the petition is 179 found to be sufficient under the provisions of Section 5.03 of this chapter, the Council must immediately 180 adopt a resolution suspending the effective date of the ordinance until it is decided by a vote of the 181 public. The Council must also immediately pass a resolution to place the measure on a ballot as 182 provided in Section 5.05 of this Charter. If a majority of the voters favors the ordinance contained in the 183 petition, it shall take effect immediately unless the ordinance specifies a later date. If a majority votes 184 against the ordinance contained in the petition, it shall be considered repealed upon certification of the 185 election results. If the petition does not meet the requirements of sufficiency under the provisions in 186 Section 5.03 of this chapter and is determined not to be frivolous, the Council must adopt a resolution 187 suspending the effective date of the ordinance for thirty (30) calendar days and the Sponsoring 188 Committee will have twenty-one (21) calendar days in which to file additional signature papers and/or 189 to correct the specified insufficiency according to Section 5.04. If the final finding is that the petition is 190 insufficient, the ordinance shall take effect on the date declared by the resolution of suspension. If the 191 corrected petition is declared sufficient according to Section 5.03, the Council must pass a resolution 192