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Mounds View Charter Commission Date: 06/13/2006 Charter Updates: Category 2 Items, Chapter 5 Revision—DRAFT 20060613 Page 2 of 7 44 City at no cost. The entire text of the ordinance shall be posted on the City's web site, if there is 45 one, in a manner that can be identifiable by subject matter or ordinance number. A copy shall 46 also be available in the community library, if there is one, or if not,in any other public location 47 which the Council designates. 48 49 In the case of lengthy ordinances, or ordinances that include charts or maps, if the Council 50 determines that publication of the title and a summary of an ordinance would clearly inform the 51 public of the intent and effect of the ordinance,the Council may by a four-fifths vote of its 52 members, direct that only the title of the ordinance and a summary be published, with notice that a 53 printed copy of the ordinance is available for inspection during regular office hours at the office 54 of the Clerk-Administrator. Prior to the publication of the title and summary,the Council shall 55 approve the text of the summary and determine that it clearly informs the public of the intent and 56 effect of the ordinance, and shall further state that the complete text of the ordinance is on file at 57 the office of the Clerk-Administrator. The publishing of the title and summary shall be deemed to 58 fulfill all legal publication requirements as completely as if the entire ordinance had been 59 published. A copy of the publication shall be attached to and filed with the ordinance for 60 reference. To the extent and in the manner prohibited by law an ordinance may incorporate by 61 reference a statute of Minnesota, a state administrative rule or a regulation, a code or ordinance 62 or part thereof without publishing the material referred to in full, so long as the complete 63 reference to the item is included. 64 65 Section 3.09. When Ordinances and Resolutions Take Effect. Every resolution and emergency 66 ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption or at such later date as it specifies. Every 67 other ordinance shall take effect thirty days after its publication or at such later date as it specifies unless 68 challenged by a petition for referendum. In the event of a Detition for referendum, the City Council 69 must suspend the effective date of the Ordinance as specified in Section 5.07 of this Charter. 70 71 72 CHAPTER 5 73 INITIATIVE,REFERENDUM AND RECALL 74 75 Section 5.01. Poweirs Reserved by the NOVO.-�. The people of Mom&View reseirve to 76 themselves the powers in aeeoydanee with 11 � . . ts ofthis Chapter to initiate and adopt- 77 ordinanees and resoltt6ons, to require measures passed by the Gotmeil to be referred to the eleetorate- 78 for appfoval oir disappfoval, 79 General Voter Authority*. The people of 80 Mounds View, have the right,in accordance with this Charter, to propose ordinances [initiative] and 81 to require that any ordinance be referred to the voters [referendum],except those that ap row 82 money.levy taxes or deal with administrative issues (MN Statute 410,20). The voters also have the 83 right to remove elected public officials [recall]. The term voter(s), as used in Chapter 5, shall refer 84 only to residents of the City of Mounds View who first register, or who have registered and are 85 qualified to vote. Per Minnesota Statute 200.039 (as amended), eligibility to sign the petition is not 86 restricted to only those who were eligible to or did cast ballots in the previous election. For clarity 87 flow charts and a referendum time line are attached to the end of this chapter. City of Mounds View