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to occur within 120 days after the filing of the petition, the Council shall call a special election <br /> to be held within such period, providing the petition has been found to be sufficient. If a <br /> majority of the voters voting thereon favors the ordinance or resolution contained in the petition, <br /> it shall remain in effect. If a majority of the electors voting thereon votes against the ordinance <br /> or resolution contained in the petition, it shall be considered repealed upon certification of the <br /> election results. <br /> Section 5.08. Recall. Consideration by the electorate of the recall of any elected officer <br /> of the City may be initiated by petition. The petition shall state at the head of each page, or <br /> attached thereto, a certificate stating the name of the officer whose removal is sought,the grounds <br /> for recall,which shall be malfeasance,misfeasance or nonfeasance in office, in not more than 250 <br /> words, and the intention of the sponsoring committee to bring about the officer's recall. Such <br /> petition shall be filed in the Clerk-Administrator's office prior to circulation. If the petition or <br /> amended petition is found sufficient under the provisions of Section 5.03 of this chapter, the <br /> Clerk-Administrator shall transmit it to the Council without delay, and shall also officially notify <br /> the person sought to be recalled of the sufficiency of the petition and of the pending action. The <br /> Council shall at its next meeting, by resolution, provide for the holding of special recall election <br /> within ninety days after such meeting, except if any other election is to occur within ninety day <br /> period after such meeting, the Council may in its discretion provide for the holding of the recall <br /> vote at that time. The Clerk-Administrator shall include with the published notice of the election <br /> the statement of the grounds for the recall and, also in not more than 500 words, the answer of <br /> the officer concerned in justification of their course of office. If a vacancy occurs due to recall <br /> election, Section 4.05 herein shall apply to fill said vacancy. <br /> CHAPTER 6 <br /> ADMINISTRATION OF CITY AFFAIRS <br /> Section 6.01. Administrative Responsibility. `The Council as a body, shall be responsible <br /> for the administration of the City. The Council shall appoint an administrative officer to assist <br /> in the administration of City affairs. For purposes of reference in this Charter, this administrative <br /> officer shall be referred to as the Clerk-Administrator. <br /> Section 6.02. Administrative Organization. <br /> Subdivision 1. The Council may by ordinance establish City departments, offices, and <br /> agencies and prescribe their functions. No power or duty conferred by this Charter upon a <br /> particular office or agency shall be transferred to another. <br /> Subdivision 2. The City Council shall hire heads of departments, and such other and <br /> further officers and personnel as may be required to operate the City. efficiently. The City <br /> Council shall determine the qualifications thereof and prescribe the duties to be performed by <br /> each, except as otherwise prescribed in this Charter. <br /> Subdivision 3. The head of departments and other officers designated by the Council shall <br /> report in person to the Council and to the public at least once each quarter at a regularly <br /> scheduled Council meeting. <br /> City of Mounds View <br />