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Mounds View Charter Commission Date: 05/03/2006 Charter Updates: Category 2 Items, Chapter 5 Revision—DRAFT 20060502_2 Page 5 of 6 178 required to be nut on a ballot and there is no regularly scheduled election within 120 calendar days of 179 the statement of disapproval, or if the calendar date prohibits compliance with provisions in Chanter 180 4 of this Charter. at or before its next regularly scheduled meeting.the Council shall call a special 181 election to take place within 90 calendar days of said meeting. If a majority of those votin o 182 ordinance vote in its favor, it shall become effective thirty days after certification of the election 183 results unless the ordinance specifies-a later effective date. If the majority do not vote in favor. the 184 ordinance shall not be enacted. If the petition committee does not file a disapproval statement to a 185 proposed amendment;the Council shall hold a first reading of the amended imposed ordinance and 186 proceed with the adoption process. If the Council does not approve the ordinance, it must follow the 187 aforementioned balloting-process. (Amended, Ord. 650, 8-16-2000) 188 189 190 Section 5.06. Initiative to Amend the Charter. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as in 191 any way affecting the right of the ems-voters to propose amendments to this charter. 192 193 Section 5.07. Referendum. Prior to the date when an ordinance takes effect, it may be 194 subjected to a referendum by a petition which shall state at the head of each page, or attached thereto, 195 the exact text of the measure to be considered by the e ewe-voters. The committee must file the 196 completed petition in the office of the Clerk-Administrator at least 10 calendar days before the 197 ordinance takes effect. If the petition is found to be sufficient under the provisions of Section 5.03 of 198 this chapter, the said ordinance shall thereby be prevented from going into operation, and the s*eet 199 ma-ftef ofthe petition shall be plaeed on the ballot at the nexq eleetion oeetttTing in the City. ifflo 200 eleetion is to oeettr within 120 days afteir the filing of the petition, 201 eleetion to be held within stteh pefiod, providing the petition has been found to be suffleient. 202 enactment and the City Council must adopt a resolution suspending the effective date of the Ordinance 203 until it is decided by a vote of the public and complete the following courses of action within 150 204 days of determination of sufficiency. The subject matter of the petition shall be placed on the ballot at 205 the next election occurring in the City. If there is no regularly scheduled election within 120 calendar 206 days of the determination of sufficiency or if the calendar date prohibits compliance with provisions 207 in Chapter 4 of this Charter, upon declaration of sufficiency,the Council shall immediately call a 208 special election to take place within 90 calendar days of said meeting. If a majority of the-voters 209 voting thereon favors the ordinance contained in the petition, it shall ..,.m ai in e ff et. jt shall take 210 effect immediately unless the ordinance specifies a later date. If a majority of the eleetors voti"g 211 tkereorrvotes against the ordinance contained in the petition, it shall be considered repealed upon 212 certification of the election results. If the petition cannot meet the requirements of sufficiency under 213 the provisions in Section 5.03 of this char. the City Council must adopt a resolution suspendingthe 214 effective date of the Ordinance for 30 calendar days and the sponsoring committee will have 21 215 calendar days in which to file additional signature veers and/or to correct the specified irregularity 216 according to Section 5.04. If the Final Finding is that the petition is insufficient.the Ordinance shall 217 take effect on the date declared by the resolution of suspension. If the corrected petition is declared 218 sufficient according to Section 5.03, the City Council must pass a resolution suspending the effective 219 date of the Ordinance until it can be decided by a vote of the public and proceed as previously 220 mentioned in this section. 221 _(Amended, Ord. 651, 8-16-2000) 222 City of Mounds View