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Mounds View Charter Commission Date: 09/18/2006 Charter Updates: Category 2 Items, Chapter 5 Revision-DRAFT 20060815 Page 5 of 7 170 not disappr-ove the amended fafm by a statement filed with the Clerk Administr-ater-within ten days-- 171 of its passage by the Getineil, the or-dinanee need not be submitted to the voters. if the Getineil fails 172 173 days aftef the final detefmination of suffieieney of the petition, 174 shall be plaeed en the ballet at the next eleetion eeetfffing in the City. if Ho eleretio-�-is to eeettf: 175 , 176 or-difianee to be held within stieh per-ied. if a majefity of these'Veting on the or-dinaflee vote in its 177 , it shall beeeme e e-tive tthi.—. ,days after adoption unless the or-difianee speeifies a Wer- 178 egeEtive date.-(Amend 50, 9-It 6)-Z299A3. The exact text of the proposed ordinance must be 179 stated at the head of each page of the petition or attached thereto. The committee must file the 180 petition text in the office of the Clerk-Administrator before circulation. The petition once filed with 181 the Clerk-Administrator shall be valid for 180 days during which time a completed petition with 182 signatures must be filed. Within 60 calendar days after final determination of the petition's 183 sufficiency under the provisions of Section 5.03 and 5.04 of this Charter, the Council may either 184 hold a first reading of the ordinance, as defined in Section 3.05 of this charter, and proceed with the 185 normal ordinance adoption process, which does not exclude the referendum process as defined in 186 Section 5.07, or propose an amendment to the petitioned ordinance. If an amendment is proposed 187 by a majority vote of the Council and presented to the petition committee, the petition committee 188 has 14 calendar days from the receipt of the amended proposed ordinance to disapprove the 189 amendment by majority vote, and file a statement with the Clerk-Administrator. Upon filing a 190 statement of disapproval, the proposed ordinance, as stated on the original_ petition, must be placed 191 on the ballot at the next election occurring in the City. If there is no proposed amendment, or should 192 the petition committee agree to the amendment, the ordinance shall be scheduled for a public 193 hearing,pursuant to MN Statute 410.12. If the ordinance receives a majority vote of the Council in 194 its favor, it shall become effective 30 calendar days after adoption unless the ordinance specifies a 195 later effective date. If the amendment is required to be put on a ballot and there is no regularly 196 scheduled election within 120 calendar days of the statement of disapproval, or as provided for in 197 Section 5.05 of this Charter. If a majority of those voting on the ordinance vote in its favor, it shall 198 become effective thirty days after certification of the election results unless the ordinance specifies 199 a later effective date. If the majority do not vote in favor, the ordinance shall not be enacted and the 200 measure is prohibited from being brought forward again as an initiative within six months of the 201 election certification. If the petition committee does not file a disapproval statement to a proposed 202 amendment, the Council shall hold a first reading of the amended proposed ordinance and proceed 203 with the normal adoption process, which does not exclude the referendum process as defined in 204 Section 5.07. If the Council does not approve the ordinance, it must follow the aforementioned 205 balloting,process. (Amended, Ord. 650, 8-16-2000) 206 207 Section 5.07. Referendum*. Prior to the date when an ordinance takes effect, it may be 208 subjected to a referendum by a petition which shall state at the head of each page, or attached 209 thereto, the exact text of the measure to be considered by the eleeterate voters. The committee 210 must file the completed petition in the office of the Clerk-Administrator at least 10 calendar day 211 before the ordinance takes effect. If the petition is found to be sufficient under the provisions of 212 Section 5.03 of this chapter, the said ordinance shall thereby be prevented from Ito 213 operation, and the s4jeet matter of the petition shall be plaeed on the ballet at the next eleetion City of Mounds View