CITY CHARTER - 2009 Rev Aug 19 Ord 810 Add 8.06 Amend 12.14

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13 response for their own course of action in not more than five hundred (500) words. The Clerk- Administrator shall include with the published notice of the election, the statement of the grounds for the recall and the response of the official concerned or a statement stating no response was received. If a majority of those voting on the recall vote in its favor, it shall become effective immediately upon certification of the election results. If the majority does not vote in favor, the recall has failed and a petition for recall is prohibited from being repeated for that elected official for one year from the date of certification of the election. If a vacancy occurs due to recall election, Section 4.05 herein shall apply to fill said vacancy. Section 5.09. Initiative to Amend the Charter. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as in any way affecting the right of the voters to propose amendments to this Charter which can be proposed in accordance with MN Statute 410.12, as amended. * Minnesota courts have limited the powers of initiative and referendum to ordinances which are legislative in character. General legislative acts lay down some permanent and uniform rule of law, administrative acts relate to daily administration of municipal affairs, and quasi judicial acts are the product of investigation, consideration and deliberate human judgment based upon evidentiary facts of some sort.