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Mounds View Charter Commission Date: 3/14/2007 Revision—Chapter 5 Clear Text used to produce Res 2007-01 d Page 4 of 5 137 Council in its favor, it shall become effective thirty (30) calendar days after adoption unless the 138 ordinance specifies a later effective date. If the amendment is required to be put on a ballot, the City 139 Council shall proceed as provided for in Section 5.05 of this Charter. If a majority of those voting 140 on the ordinance vote in its favor, it shall become effective thirty (30) days after certification of the 141 election results unless the ordinance specifies a later effective date. If the majority does not vote in 142 favor, the ordinance shall not be enacted and the measure is prohibited from being brought forward 143 again as an initiative within six months of the election certification. If the petition committee does 144 not file a disapproval statement to a proposed amendment, the Council shall hold a first reading of 145 the amended proposed ordinance and proceed with the normal adoption process, which does not 146 exclude the referendum process as defined in Section 5.07. If the Council does not approve the 147 ordinance, it must follow the aforementioned balloting process. (Amended,Ord.650,8-16-2000) 148 149 Section 5.07. Referendum*. Prior to the date when an ordinance takes effect, it may be 150 subjected to a referendum by a petition which shall state at the head of each page, or attached 151 thereto, the exact text of the measure to be considered by the voters. The 152 Sponsoring Committee must file the completed petition in the office of the Clerk-Administrator at 153 least ten (10) calendar days before the ordinance takes effect. If the petition is found to be sufficient 154 under the provisions of Section 5.03 of this chapter, the City Council must immediately adopt a 155 resolution suspending the effective date of the Ordinaneeordinance until it is decided by a vote of 156 the public. The Council must also immediately pass a resolution to place the measure on a ballot as 157 provided in Section 5.05 of this Charter. If a majority of the-voters favors the ordinance contained 158 in the petition, it shall take effect immediately unless the ordinance specifies a later date. If a 159 majority votes against the ordinance contained in the petition, it shall be considered repealed upon 160 certification of the election results. (Amended, Ord. 651, 8-16-2000) If the petition cannot meet the 161 requirements of sufficiency under the provisions in Section 5.03 of this chapter, the City Council 162 must adopt a resolution suspending the effective date of the Ordinanee ordinance for thirty (30) 163 calendar days and the sponsoring committee will have 21 calendar days in which to file additional 164 signature papers and/or to correct the specified irregularity according to Section 5.04. If the Final 165 Findi itfinal findin&is that the petition is insufficient, the Ordinance shall take effect on the date 166 declared by the resolution of suspension. If the corrected petition is declared sufficient according to 167 Section 5.03, the City Council must pass a resolution suspending the effective date of the Ordirianee 168 ordinance until it can be decided by a vote of the public and proceed as previously mentioned in this 169 section. 170 171 Section 5.08. Recall. The voters of the City may request a recall vote of any elected official 172 of the City by petition. The petition shall state at the head of each page, or attached thereto, a 173 certificate stating the name of the official whose removal is sought, the grounds for recall 174 constituting malfeasance or misfeasance in office, in not more than 250 words, and the intention of 175 the sponsoring committee to bring about the official's recall. The petition shall be filed in the 176 Clerk-Administrator's office prior to circulation and shall be valid for 180 days during which time a 177 completed petition with signatures must be filed. The Clerk-Administrator shall notify the official 178 sought to be recalled of the petition and proceed as provided in Section 5.03 and 5.04 of this 179 Charter. If the City Council is able to declare the petition sufficient, it shall immediately pass a 180 resolution to place the measure on a ballot as provided for in Section 5.05 of this charter. Within 14 181 calendar days of the declaration of sufficiency, the elected official named by the petition may 182 provide an answer for their-the elected officials' course of action in not more than 500 words. The