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Mounds View Charter Commission Date: 05/03/2006 Charter Updates: Category 2 Items, Chapter 5 Revision—DRAFT 20060502_2 Page 4 of 6 133 insuffleient or irregt4ar, the Clerk Admittistfator sha4l file the petition and notify the SP 134 eonmnittee. The final finding that the petition is insttffleienf or itTegular shall not pirejudiee the filing of a 135 new petition for the same ptwpose, nor shall it prevew the Gotmeil from referring the Rubj eet matteir of 136 petition to the voteirs at the nex4 iregulaf or speeial eleetion. If the Clerk-Administrator determines that 137 the petition cannot meet the requirements for sufficiency,a cony of the petition,together with a 138 written statement of its defects, shall be delivered to the sponsoring committee and to the City 139 Council within 10 calendar days. As specified in this Charter, the committee shall have the 140 opportunity to file additional signature papers an to correct the specified irre parity. Within 9 141 calendar days of receipt of the corrected petition.the Clerk-Administrator shall determine whether 142 the petition as corrected meets the requirements for sufficiency and shall proceed as directed in 143 Section 5.03. If the petition is still insufficient or irregular. the City Council shall pass a resolution of 144 insufficiency and this shall be considered the Final Finding. The Clerk-Administrator shall file the 145 Petition as noted and notify the sponsoring committee within 10 calendar days that no further action 146 will be taken. The Final Finding that the petition is insufficient or irregular shall not prejudice the 147 filing of a new petition for the same pumose unless otherwise specified within this Charter. Except 148 in the case of a petition for recall, it shall not prevent the Council from referringthe subject matter of 149 the petition to the voters at the next regular or special election. 150 151 Section 5.05. Initiative. Any ordinance may be proposed by&-petition w-hi.h shall state at`'-eh��a 152 of eaeh page or altaehed thereto the exaet tex4 of the proposed ordinanee. if the Gouneil passes the 153 proposed ordinanee with amendmews, 154 the amended fotm by a statement filed with the Clerk Administrator wi4tin ten days of its passage by 155 the Gotmeil, 156 157 final determination of suffieiettey of the petition, the ordinanee as originally proposed shall be plae 158 on the ballot at the nexq eleetion oeettming in the City. lfno eleetion is to oeetty within 1-20 days aft 159 the filing of the petition, 160 161 , 162 $—I6-�99A}. The exact text of the imposed ordinance must be stated at the head of each image of the 163 petition or attached thereto. The committee must file the completed petition in the office of the Clerk- 164 Administrator at least 10 calendar days before the ordinance takes effect. The petition once filed with 165 the Clerk-Administrator shall be valid for 180 days during which time a completed petition with 166 signatures must be filed. Within 60 calendar days after final determination of the petition's sufficiency 167 under the provisions of Section 5.03 of this charter. the Council max either hold a first reading of the 168 ordinance; as defined in Section 3.05 of this charter and proceed with the adoption process. or 169 propose an amendment to the petitioned ordinance. If an amendment is proposed by a majority vote 170 of the Council and presented to the petition committee,the petition committee has 14 calendar dam 171 from the receipt of the amended proposed ordinance to disapprove the amendment by majority vote. 172 and file a statement with the Clerk-Administrator. Upon filing a statement of disapproval. the 173 proposed ordinance, as stated on the original petition,must be placed on the ballot at the next election 174 occurring in the City. If there is no pposed amendment,or should the petition committee agree to the 175 amendment,the ordinance shall be scheduled for a public hearing pursuant to MN Statute 410.12. If 176 the ordinance receives a majority vote of the Council in its favor, it shall become effective 30 177 calendar days after adoption unless the ordinance specifies a later effective date. If the amendment is City of Mounds View