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ORDINANCE NO 651 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE MOUNDS VIEW CHARTER BY AMENDING SECTION 5.07 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW AS TO THE REFERENDUM PROCESS AND RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED IN THE CITY. THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW ORDAINS: SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Mounds View, pursuant to the recommendation of the City of Mounds View Charter Commission, deems that Section 5.07 of the Charter of the City of Mounds View is hereby amended by the deletion of the bold and sh icken language as follows: Section 5.07. Referendum. Prior to the date when an ordinance or resolution takes . effect, it may be subjected to referendum by a petition which shall state at the head of each page, or attached thereto, the exact text of the measure to be considered by the electorate. If the petition is found to be sufficient under the provisions of Section 5.03 of this chapter, the said ordinance or resolution shall thereby be prevented from going into operation, and the subject matter of the petition shall be placed on the ballot at the next election occurring in the City. If no election is to occur within 120 days after the filing of the petition, the Council shall call a special election to be held within such period, providing the petition has been found to be sufficient. If a majority of the voters voting thereon favors the ordinance or resolution contained in the petition, it shall remain in effect. If a majority of the electors voting thereon votes against the ordinance or resolution contained in the petition, it shall be considered repealed upon certification of the election results. SECTION 2. This ordinance takes effect 90 days after its publication. Read by the City Council of the City of Mounds View this 28t1i day of February, 2000. 1* Read and passed by the City Council of the City of Mounds View this 8th day of May, 2000. SJR -172972v2 MU210-4