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 If a majority votes against the ordinance 159 contained in the petition, it shall be considered repealed upon certification of the election results. 160 (Amended, Ord. 651, 8-16-2000) If the petition cannot meet the requirements of sufficiency under 161 the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