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print his/her name and give his/her street address. Each separate page of the petition must have appended to it a certificate by the circulator, verified by oath. In the certificate the circulator affirms that the petition was signed in his/her presence by each signer, each signature is believed to be the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be, and each signer was presented with the full petition. All petition circulators must be registered voters and residents of the City. Any petition signer may withdraw his/her name by filing a statement of withdrawal with the Clerk-Administrator before the Clerk-Administrator advises the Council of the petition's sufficiency. Section 5. 03 Determination of Petition Sufficiency. The committee must file the completed petition in the office of the Clerk-Administrator. A sufficient petition must be signed by at least fifteen percent of Mounds View residents who voted for President in the last Presidential election. Immediately upon receipt of the petition, the Clerk-Administrator or designee must examine the petition as to its sufficiency and report to the Council within ten working days. Upon receiving the report, the Council must determine by resolution the sufficiency of the petition. Section 5. 04 Disposition of Insufficient or Irregular Petition. If the Council determines that the petition is insufficient or irregular, the Clerk-Administrator must deliver a copy of the petition together with a written statement of its . defects to the sponsoring committee. The committee has thirty days in which to file additional signature papers and to correct the petition in all other particulars, except that in a petition for recall, the committee may not change the statement of the grounds on which recall is sought. Within ten working days of receipt of the corrected petition, the Clerk-Administrator must report to the Council. If the Council finds the petition is still insufficient or irregular, the Clerk-Administrator must file the petition in his/her office and notify the sponsoring committee. The final finding that the petition is insufficient or irregular does not prejudice the filing of a new petition for the same purpose nor does it prevent the Council from referring the ordinance to the voters at the next regular or special election at its option. Section 5. 05 Initiative. Any ordinance may be proposed by a petition. The exact text of the proposed ordinance must be stated at the head of the petition. The Council must act upon the proposed ordinance within 60 days after the final determination of the petition's sufficiency. The Council may amend the proposed ordinance. A majority of the sponsoring committee of the petition may disapprove the amended form by filing a statement with the Clerk-Administrator within ten working days of Council adoption of the petitioned ordinance. If the sponsoring committee does not file disapproval, the ordinance is not required to be submitted to the voters. If the majority of the sponsoring committee files [95-1] 8