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majority a - - - - - _ - '-a - - -_ - votes against the ordinance contained in me petition, it shall be considered repealed upon certification OT the election results. (Amended, Ord. 651, 8-16- -2060) Section 5.08. Recall. Consideration-by tThe electoratevoters of the City may request a. recall vote of any elected effieerofficial of the City may be initiated by petition. The petition shall state at the head of each page, or attached thereto, the name of the effieerofficial whose removal is sought, the grounds for recall, which shall be constituting malfeasance; or misfeasance , in not more than 250 words, and the intention of the sponsoring committee to bring about the o fieer'sofficial's recall. SuehThe petition shall be filed in the Clerk-Administrator's office prior to circulation. If the petition or-amended petition is feunddetermined sufficient under the provisions of Section 5.03 of this chapter, the Clerk-Administrator shall trarrsmitsubmit it to the Council without delay, andas required. The Clerk-Administrator shall also officially notify the person official sought to be recalled of the sufficiency of the petition and of the pending action. The within five working days. Within five working days of notification the official may .rovide an answer stating the 'ustification of their course of action in not more than 500 words. If there is no regularly scheduled election within 120 calendar days of the determination of sufficiency or if the calendar date prohibits compliance with provisions in Chapter 4 of this Charter, upon declaration of sufficiency, the Council shall et t neimmediately call a special election to take place within 90 calendar days of said meeting. The Clerk-Administrator shall include with the published notice of the election_the statement of the grounds for the recall and, ; -_ '- -_ - _ - -= o o - _-, the answer of the effieerofficial concerned '- - ' '=- - -=. - - - '- -or a statement stating no answer was received. '. _ = - . If a vacancy occurs due to recall election, Section 4.05 herein shall apply to fill said vacancy.