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Mounds View Charter Commission Date: 2/8/2007 Revision—Chapter 5 Clear Text used to produce Res 2007-01b Page 4 of 5 137 Reading and public hearing. If the ordinance receives a majority vote of the Council in its favor, it 138 shall become effective thirty(30) calendar days after adoption unless the ordinance specifies a later 139 effective date. If the amendment is required to be put on a ballot, the City Council shall proceed as 140 provided for in Section 5.05 of this Charter. If a majority of those voting on the ordinance vote in 141 its favor, it shall become effective thirty(30) days after certification of the election results unless 142 the ordinance specifies a later effective date. If the majority does not vote in favor, the ordinance 143 shall not be enacted and the measure is prohibited from being brought forward again as an initiative 144 within six months of the election certification. If the petition committee does not file a disapproval 145 statement to a proposed amendment, the Council shall hold a first reading of the amended proposed 146 ordinance and proceed with the normal adoption process, which does not exclude the referendum 147 process as defined in Section 5.07. If the Council does not approve the ordinance, it must follow 148 the aforementioned balloting process. (Amended,Ord.650,8-16-2000) 149 150 Section 5.07. Referendum*. Prior to the date when an ordinance takes effect, it may be 151 subjected to a referendum by a petition which shall state at the head of each page, or attached 152 thereto, the exact text of the measure to be considered by the voters. The sponsoring committee 153 must file the completed petition in the office of the Clerk-Administrator at least-ten (10) calendar 154 days before the ordinance takes effect. If the petition is found to be sufficient under the provisions 155 of Section 5.03 of this chapter, the City Council must immediately adopt a resolution suspending 156 the effective date of the Ordinance until it is decided by a vote of the public. The Council must also 157 immediately pass a resolution to place the measure on a ballot as provided in Section 5.05 of this 158 Charter. If a majority of the-voters favors the ordinance contained in the petition, it shall take effect 159 immediately unless the ordinance specifies a later date. If a majority votes against the ordinance 160 contained in the petition, it shall be considered repealed upon certification of the election results. 161 (Amended, Ord. 651, 8-16-2000) If the petition cannot meet the requirements of sufficiency under 162 the provisions in Section 5.03 of this chapter, the City Council must adopt a resolution suspending 163 the effective date of the Ordinance for thirty (30) calendar days and the sponsoring committee will 164 have 21 calendar days in which to file additional signature papers and/or to correct the specified 165 irregularity according to Section 5.04. If the Final Finding is that the petition is insufficient, the 166 Ordinance shall take effect on the date declared by the resolution of suspension. If the corrected 167 petition is declared sufficient according to Section 5.03, the City Council must pass a resolution 168 suspending the effective date of the Ordinance until it can be decided by a vote of the public and 169 proceed as previously mentioned in this 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 course of action in not more than 500 words. The Clerk-Administrator