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Mounds View Charter Commission Date: 3/9/2006 Charter Updates: Category 2 Items, Chapter 5 ) Revision—DRAFT 6 Page 3 of 5 86 insufficient or irregular shall not prejudice the filing of a new petition for the same purpose, nor 87 unless otherwise specified within this Charter. Except in the case of a petition for recall, it shall it- 88 not prevent the Council from referring the subject matter of the petition to the voters at the next 89 regular or special election. 90 91 Section 5.05. Initiative. Any ordinance may be proposed by it-petition which shall state at the head 92 of each page or attached thereto the exact text of the proposed ordinance. If the Council passes the 93 t;--;:; . ; ; -- ..' - . - . -• - , : . . .'; ' . : -- -:;-•: •-b -: - --• :: -: 94 : :: : • -- . -- -- - • - - - - - . ..' - -- - - . - 6 .. -•- - - .. 95 its passage by the Council, the ordinance need not be submitted to the voters. If the Council fails to 96 enact the ordinance in a form acceptable to the majority of the sponsoring committee within sixty 97 days after the final determination of sufficiency of the petition, the ordinance as originally proposed 98 shall be placed on the ballot at the next election occurring in the City. If no election is to occur 99 within 120 days after the filing of the petition, the Council shall call a special election on the 100 ordinance to be held within such period. If a majority of those voting on the ordinance vote in its 101 favor, it shall become effective thirty days after adoption unless the ordinance specifics a later 102 effective date. (Amended, Ord. 650, 8-4-6-2000). The exact text of the proposed ordinance must be 103 stated at the head of each p.ge of the petition or attached thereto. The petition once filed with the 104 Clerk-Administrator shall be valid for 180 days during which time a completed petition with 105 signatures must be filed. Within 60 calendar days after final determination of the petition's • 106 sufficiency under the provisions of Section 5.03 of this charter, the Council may either hold a first 107 reading of the ordinance. as defined in Section 3.05 of this charter and proceed with the adoption 108 process, or propose an amendment to the petitioned ordinance. If an amendment is proposed by a 109 majority vote of the Council and presented to the petition committee, the petition committee has 14 110 calendar days from the receipt of the amended proposed ordinance to disapprove the amendment by 111 majority vote, and file a statement with the Clerk-Administrator. Upon filing a statement of 112 disapproval, the proposed ordinance, as stated on the original petition, must be placed on the ballot 113 , h- n-, t - i•n • u•-'._ in h- i . - h-r- i • •r••• -• ,•• n.m-n • •• . . h- .- i '•i 114 •mu• -- -- • .• ,m-nom-n - •r.in. - .h,ll •- . ,-. . -• • , • . • i h-, '• . . . -,• 115 to MN Statute 410.12. If the ordinance receives a majority vote of the Council in its favor, it shall 116 become effective 30 calendar days after adoption unless the ordinance specifies a later effective 117 date. If the amendment is required to be put on a ballot and there is no regularly scheduled election 118 within 120 calendar days of the statement of disapproval, or if the calendar date prohibits 119 compliance with provisions in Chapter 4 of this Charter, at or before its next regularly scheduled 120 m-- in' h- sun it h.11 ,ll , .• i.l -1- ion • .1. - wi hin 91 ,l-nd.r ., of 121 n in . If, m.'•ri of h• - v• in. • h- •r•i•,n • v• - ' i f,v•r i .l , l .- •m- - - i 122 thir •, . - -r - ifi , ion •fth- -1- ion r- _nl- •- •r.in,n - .- ifi- , 1, - -ff- iv- 123 date. If the ma'orit •• not vote in favor the ordinance shall n t be enac -d. If the •-ti ion 124 committee does not file a disapproval statement to a proposed amendment, the Council shall hold a 125 fust reading of the amended proposed ordinance and .roceed with the adostion .rocess. If the 126 Council does not approve the ordinance, it must follow the aforementioned balloting process. 127 (Amended, Ord. 650, 8-16-2000) 128 129 City of Mounds View