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Mounds View Charter Commission Date: 6/28/2007 Revision k—Chapter 5 Clear Text used to produce Resolution 2007-01 d Page 4 of 5 142 143 Subdivision 2. If an amendment to the ordinance is proposed by a majority vote of the Council, 144 it must be presented to the Sponsoring Committee prior to the first reading of the proposed ordinance. 145 The Sponsoring Committee shall have fourteen(14) calendar days from the receipt of the amended 146 proposed ordinance to disapprove the amendment by majority vote, and file a statement with the Clerk- 147 Administrator. Upon receipt of a statement of disapproval from the Sponsoring Committee, the Council 148 must either adopt the proposed ordinance, according to Subdivision 1 of this section, or place the 149 ordinance, as presented by the Sponsoring Committee, on the ballot as provided in Section 5.05. If the 150 Sponsoring Committee does not submit a statement of disapproval, the ordinance can proceed, as 151 amended, according to Section 3.05 with no further amendments and, if adopted, is subject to the 152 referendum process as defined in Section 5.07 of this Charter. If the vote for adoption fails, the 153 ordinance, as amended, must be placed on the ballot as provided in Section 5.05. If an amended 154 ordinance is approved at a first reading, the Council may choose to submit the ordinance, as amended, as 155 a ballot measure. 156 157 Subdivision 3. If the ordinance is required to be put on a ballot, or if the Council chooses to 158 submit the ordinance as presented as a ballot measure, they shall proceed as provided for in Section 5.05 159 of this Charter. If a majority of those voting on the ordinance vote in its favor, it shall become effective 160 thirty (30) calendar days after certification of the election results unless the ordinance specifies a later 161 effective date. If the majority does not vote in favor, the ordinance shall not be enacted. (Amended,Ord. 162 650,8-16-2000) 163 164 Section 5.07. Referendum*. Prior to the date when an ordinance takes effect, it may be 165 subjected to a referendum by a petition which shall state at the head of each page, or attached thereto, 166 the exact text of the measure to be considered by the voters. The Sponsoring Committee must file the 167 completed petition in the office of the Clerk-Administrator at least ten(10) calendar days before the 168 ordinance takes effect. If the petition is found to be sufficient under the provisions of Section 5.03 of 169 this chapter, the Council must immediately adopt a resolution suspending the effective date of the 170 ordinance until it is decided by a vote of the public. The Council must also immediately pass a 171 resolution to place the measure on a ballot as provided in Section 5.05 of this Charter. If a majority of 172 the voters favors the ordinance contained in the petition, it shall take effect immediately unless the 173 ordinance specifies a later date. If a majority votes against the ordinance contained in the petition, it 174 shall be considered repealed upon certification of the election results. If the petition does not meet the 175 requirements of sufficiency under the provisions in Section 5.03 of this chapter, the Council must adopt 176 a resolution suspending the effective date of the ordinance for thirty (30) calendar days and the 177 Sponsoring Committee will have twenty-one (21) calendar days in which to file additional signature 178 papers and/or to correct the specified irregularity according to Section 5.04. If the final finding is that 179 the petition is insufficient, the ordinance shall take effect on the date declared by the resolution of 180 suspension. If the corrected petition is declared sufficient according to Section 5.03, the Council must 181 pass a resolution suspending the effective date of the ordinance until it can be decided by a vote of the 182 public and proceed as previously mentioned in this section. (Amended, Ord. 651, 8-16-2000)