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Resolution 2009-03b Page 6 of 9 it can be decided by a vote of the public and proceed as previously mentioned in this section. (Amended by Ordinance 790, Adopted July 23, 2007; Filed: August 29, 2007.) Section 5.08. Recall. 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 official whose removal is sought, the grounds for recall, which shall be malfeasance or misfeasance in office, in not more than two hundred fifty (250) words, and the intention of the Sponsoring Committee to bring about the official's recall. The petition shall be filed in the City Administrator's office prior to circulation and shall be valid for one hundred eighty (180) calendar days during which time a completed petition with signatures must be filed. The City 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 a petition for recall is determined to be frivolous, it is prohibited from being repeated within one year of the determination. If the Council declares 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 fourteen (14) calendar days of the declaration of sufficiency, the elected official named by the petition may provide a response for their own course of action in not more than five hundred (500) words. The City 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 6.01. Administrative Responsibility. The Council as a body, shall be responsible for the administration of the City. The Council shall appoint an administrative officer to assist in the administration of City affairs. For purposes of reference in this Charter, this administrative officer shall be referred to as the City Administrator. Section 6.03. Duties of the City Administrator. The duties of the City Administrator shall be specified in Chapter 106 of City Code, as amended, and shall include those in MN State Statute for City Clerk unless otherwise assigned in City Code. The Council shall provide for the designation, delegation and/or assignment of some or all the duties to other city staff as needed. Section 6.04. City Treasurer. The Council shall appoint a Treasurer. This office shall be separate from that of the City Administrator and shall include those duties for Treasurer in MN State Statute unless otherwise assigned in City Code. Section 7.04 Submission of Budget. Subdivision 1. Annually, on or before the 15th calendar day of September of each year or as specified by MN Statute 275.065, as amended, the City Administrator shall submit to the Council the budget estimates for funds levying property taxes for the ensuing fiscal year and an accompanying summary message in accordance with a budget calendar to be established by resolution. The total proposed operating budget to be provided from the property tax shall not exceed the amounts authorized by state law and this Charter. Consistent with these provisions, the budget shall contain such information and be in the form prescribed by the City Council. The final budget shall provide a complete financial plan for all City funds and activities for the ensuing fiscal year and except as required by state law or this Charter, shall be in such form as the Council may require. It shall