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Mounds View Charter Commission Date: 6/12/2007 Revision g—Chapter 5 Clear Text used to produce Resolution 2007-01 c Page 4 of 5 140 141 Subdivision 2. If an amendment to the ordinance is proposed by a majority vote of the Council, 142 it must be presented to the Sponsoring Committee prior to the first reading of the proposed ordinance. 143 The Sponsoring Committee shall have fourteen(14) calendar days from the receipt of the amended 144 proposed ordinance to disapprove the amendment by majority vote, and file a statement with the Clerk- 145 Administrator. Upon receipt of a statement of disapproval from the Sponsoring Committee, the Council 146 must either adopt the proposed ordinance, according to Subdivision 1 of this section, or place the 147 ordinance, as presented by the Sponsoring Committee, on the ballot as provided in Section 5.05. If the 148 Sponsoring Committee does not submit a statement of disapproval, the ordinance can proceed, as 149 amended, according to Section 3.05 with no further amendments and, if adopted, is subject to the 150 referendum process as defined in Section 5.07 of this Charter. If the vote for adoption fails, the 151 ordinance, as amended, must be placed on the ballot as provided in Section 5.05. If an amended 152 ordinance is approved at a first reading, the Council may choose to submit the ordinance, as amended, as 153 a ballot measure. 154 155 Subdivision 3. If the ordinance is required to be put on a ballot, or if the Council chooses to 156 submit the ordinance as presented as a ballot measure, they shall proceed as provided for in Section 5.05 157 of this Charter. If a majority of those voting on the ordinance vote in its favor, it shall become effective 158 thirty(30) days after certification of the election results unless the ordinance specifies a later effective 159 date. If the majority does not vote in favor, the ordinance shall not be enacted. (Amended,Ord.650,8-16- 160 2000) 161 162 Section 5.07. Referendum*. Prior to the date when an ordinance takes effect, it may be 163 subjected to a referendum by a petition which shall state at the head of each page, or attached thereto, 164 the exact text of the measure to be considered by the voters. The Sponsoring Committee must file the 165 completed petition in the office of the Clerk-Administrator at least ten(10) calendar days before the 166 ordinance takes effect. If the petition is found to be sufficient under the provisions of Section 5.03 of 167 this chapter, the Council must immediately adopt a resolution suspending the effective date of the 168 ordinance until it is decided by a vote of the public. The Council must also immediately pass a 169 resolution to place the measure on a ballot as provided in Section 5.05 of this Charter. If a majority of 170 the voters favors the ordinance contained in the petition, it shall take effect immediately unless the 171 ordinance specifies a later date. If a majority votes against the ordinance contained in the petition, it 172 shall be considered repealed upon certification of the election results. (Amended, Ord. 651, 8-16-2000) 173 If the petition cannot meet the requirements of sufficiency under the provisions in Section 5.03 of this 174 chapter, the Council must adopt a resolution suspending the effective date of the ordinance for thirty 175 (30) calendar days and the sponsoring committee will have 21 calendar days in which to file additional 176 signature papers and/or to correct the specified irregularity according to Section 5.04. If the final 177 finding is that the petition is insufficient, the Ordinance shall take effect on the date declared by the 178 resolution of suspension. If the corrected petition is declared sufficient according to Section 5.03, the 179 Council must pass a resolution suspending the effective date of the ordinance until it can be decided by a 180 vote of the public and proceed as previously mentioned in this section.