Notice of Public Hearing Ord 743

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appended to it a certificate by the circulator, verified by oath. The certificate shall affirm that each signature was made in the circulator’s presence and that the circulator believes them to be the genuine signature of the voter whose name it purports to be and that each signer was presented with the full petition. Each signer of a petition must be a voter of the City and must sign and print their name and give their street address. Any voter whose name appears on a petition may withdraw their name by filing a statement in writing with the Clerk-Administrator before the Clerk-Administrator advises the Council of the sufficiency of the petition. Section 5.03. Determination of Petition Sufficiency. The committee must file the completed petition in the office of the Clerk-Administrator. The Clerk-Administrator shall provide the number of total ballots cast for President in the most recent Presidential election. For a petition to be sufficient, the required number of signatures shall be a percentage of that number. Petitions for Initiative and Referendum require at least 15 percent. Petitions for Recall, at least 25 percent. Within 10 working days of receipt of the petition, the Clerk-Administrator shall determine its sufficiency. Upon final determination of sufficiency, the Clerk-Administer shall report the date of the determination and its sufficiency to the Council at or before the next regularly scheduled meeting. Upon receipt of the report, the Council shall immediately declare the sufficiency of the petition by resolution including the reported date of determination of sufficiency. Section 5.04. Disposition of Insufficient or Irregular Petition. If the Clerk-Administrator determines that the sufficiency of a petition cannot be declared, it shall be determined to be insufficient or irregular. The Clerk-Administrator shall deliver a copy of the petition, together with a written statement of its defects, to the sponsoring committee. The committee shall have 30 calendar days in which to file additional signature papers and/or to correct the specified irregularity. Within five working days of receipt of the corrected petition, the Clerk-Administrator shall determine the sufficiency of the petition as corrected and proceed as directed in Section 5.03. If the petition is still insufficient or irregular, this shall be considered the Final Finding and the Clerk-Administrator shall file the petition as noted and immediately notify the sponsoring committee that no further action will be taken. The final finding that the petition is insufficient or irregular shall not prejudice the filing of a new petition for the same purpose. Except in the case of a petition for recall, it shall not prevent the Council from referring the subject matter of the petition to the voters at the next regular or special election. Section 5.05. Initiative. Any ordinance may be proposed by a petition. The exact text of the proposed ordinance must be stated at the head of each page of the petition. The Council must act upon the proposed ordinance within 60 calendar days after final determination of the petition’s sufficiency under the provisions of Section 5.03 of this chapter. The Council may amend the proposed ordinance and must provide such