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(30~calendar days and the Sponsoring Committee will have 21 calendar days in which to file additional signature papers and/or to correct the specified irregularity according to Section 5.04. If the final finding is that the petition is insufficient, the ordinance shall take effect on the date declared by the resolution of suspension. If the corrected petition is declared sufficient according to Section 5.03, the Council must pass a resolution suspending the effective date of the ordinance until it can be decided by a vote of the public and proceed as previously mentioned in this section. (Amended, Ord. 651, 8-16- 2000) Section 5.08. Recall oe^°~~'°r_+;,,., h~ rho olon~r~reiG ~f +ho ron~ll ..f o.,;i oloc_4nd .The voters of the City may request a recall vote of any elected official of the City by petition. The petition shall state at the head of each page, or attached thereto, a certificate stating the name of the e#asiat-officer whose removal is sought, the grounds for reca111 se~r~gwhich shall be malfeasance; or misfeasance in office, in not more than 250 words, and the intention of the S~onsoring Committee to bring about the official's recall. ~s# The petition shall be filed in the Clerk-Administrator's office prior to circulation.- and shall be valid for 180 days during which time a completed petition with signatures must be filed. .The Clerk-Administrator shall notify the official sought to be recalled of the petition and proceed as provided in Section 5.03 and 5.04 of this Charter If the Council is able to declare the petition sufficient it shall immediately pass a resolution to place the measure on a ballot as provided for in Section 5.05 of this charter. Within 14 calendar days of the declaration of sufficiency the elected official named by the petition mayprovide an answer for their own course of action in not more than 500 words. The Clerk-Administrator shall include with the published notice of the election, the statement of thegrounds for the recall and the answer of the official concerned or a statement stating no answer 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 res_u_ Its. 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 5.069. Initiative to Amend the Charter. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as in any way affecting the right of the °i~ 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