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Mounds View Charter Commission Date 01/26/06 Charter Updates: Category 2 Items,Chapter 5 Revision—Draft 4 Page 3 of 4 410.12. If the ordinance receieves a majority vote of the Council in its favor, it shall become efective 30 calendar days after adoption unless the ordinance spevifies a later effective date. is not reattired to be ssiubmiffed wi4titt 1-20 days after the filing ofthe ,If the amendment is required to be put on a ballot and there is no regularly scheduled election within 120 calendar days of the staement of disapproval, deter- ittatiot of stt ffi.:em or if the calendar date prohibits compliance with provisions in Chapter 4 of this Charter, at or before its next re ug larly scheduled meetin the Council shall call a special election on the offlaiffl11--ee to be held__.ithit .._. . 4. if a majority of those voting on the .�, to take place within 90 calendar days of said meeting. If ordinance receives a majority vote in its favor, it shall become effective t130 calendar days after certification of the election results sunless the ordinance specifies a later effective date. If the majoty do not vote in favvor, the ordinance shall not be enacted. If the petition Sponsoring Committee does not file a disapproval statement to a proposed amendment.the Council shall hold a first reading of the amended proposed ordinance and proceed with the adoption process. If the Council does not approve the ordinance it must follow the aforementioned balloting=process. , Section 5.06. Initiative to Amend the Charter. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as in any way affecting the right of the eleetorsvoters to propose amendments to this charter. Section 5.07. Referendum. Prior to the date when an ordinance takes effect, it may be subjected to a referendum by a petition which shall state at the head of each page, or altae ea`hereto, the exact text of the measure to be considered by the e'- voters. If the petition is found to be sufficient under the provisions of Section 5.03 of this chapter,tl-said ordinance shall thereby be prevented from going irAo operatio t1enactment and the City Council must adopt a resolution placing the ordinance on hold and complete the following courses of action within 150 days of deterimination of suffciencv,mtd tThe subject matter of the petition shall be placed on the ballot at the next election occurring in the City. If there is no regularly scheduled election is to oeett-within 42 days after the filitig og the within 120 calendar days of the determination of sufficiency or if the calendar date prohibits compliance with provisions in Chapter 4 of this Charter, upon declaration of sufficiency. the Council shall immediately call a special election to be held wi4titt sueh pe , petitioft f.,_.a to be suffl.:,._.`take place within 90 calendar days of said meeting_ If a majority of the voters voting thereon favors the ordinance contained in the petition,it shall rentain-intake effect. If a majori FRFthe eleetors voting- thereon votes against the ordinance contained in the petition, it shall be considered repealed upon certification of the election results. (Amended, Ord. 651, 8-16-2000) Section 5.08. Recall. The Voters of the City may bypetition as recall vote of any elected effieeiofficial of the City by petition. The petition shall state at the head of each page, or attached thereto,a eertifieate the name of the offieerelected official whose removal is sought,the grounds for recall constitutin eeall,whieh sha4l be e malfeasance, or, misfeasancemisfeasatnee or fton f asaftee :n o ffi e, in not more than 250 words, and the intention of the sponsoring eCommittee to bring about the ef€tees-elected official's recall.= The petition shall be filed in the Clerk-Administrator's office prior to circulation. If the petition s determined sufficient under the provisions of Section 5.03 of this chapter, the Clerk-Administrator shall trwtsrr itsubmit it to the Council withff&delay, an 4a&rgqHjML The Clerk-Administrator shall also officially notify the perset eti named elected official sought to be recalled of the sufficiency of the petition and of the pending action.44tewithin five working damGouneil shall at its nexq meefing,by reso6tiott, time.widiin ttine�days after stteh meetitig,exeept if, any other eleetion is to oeetw widtin n4iety day period aRer stteh- Within five working days of notification,the petition named elected official may provide an answer stating the justification of their course of action in not more than 500 words. If there is no re ug larly scheduled election within 120 calendar days City of Mounds View