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Mounds View Charter Commission Date: 3/9/2006 Charter Updates: Category 2 Items, Chapter 5 Revision—DRAFT 6 Page 3 of 5 86 insufficient or irregular shall not prejudice the filing of a new petition for the same purpose 87 unless otherwise specified within this Charter. Except in the case of a petition for recall, it shall it- 88 not prevent the Council from referring the subject matter of the petition to the voters at the next 89 regular or special election. 90 91 Section 5.05. Initiative. Any ordinance may be proposed by a-petition Whieh shall state at`heh��a 92 of eaeh page of!at4aehed thereto the exaet text of the proposed ordinamee. if the Gotmeil passes th-&- 93 proposed ordinanee with amendments, and a majoirity of the 'Offifflittee do not 94 disappf ove the a-mended freffm by a statement filed with the 14--4-Y.�.flistTatof within ten days of- 95 its passage by the Gotmeil, 96 97 days aftef the final detefmination of suffleieney of the petition, 98 shall be plaeed ott the ballot a4 the next eleetion oeettffing in the City. if no eleetion is to 0eetff 99 within 120 days after the filing of the petition, 100 ordinamee to be held within stieh pefiod. if a majority of those voting on the ordiflanee vote in 101 favor, it shall beeome effeetive thirty days afteir adoption unless the ordinanee speeifies a later 102 The exact text of the proposed ordinance must be 103 stated at the head of each page of the petition or attached thereto. The petition once filed with the 104 Clerk-Administrator shall be valid for 180 days during which time a com In eted petition with 105 signatures must be filed. Within 60 calendar days after final determination of the petition's 106 sufficiency under the provisions of Section 5.03 of this charter; the Council may either hold a first 107 reading of the ordinance, as defined in Section 3.05 of this charter and proceed with the adoption 108 process, or propose an amendment to the petitioned ordinance. If an amendment is proposed by a 109 majority vote of the Council and presented to the petition committee, the petition committee has 14 110 calendar days from the receipt of the amended proposed ordinance to disapprove the amendment by 111 majority vote, and file a statement with the Clerk-Administrator. Upon filing a statement of 112 disapproval, the imposed ordinance; as stated on the original petition; must be placed on the ballot 113 at the next election occurring in the City. If there is no proposed amendment, or should the petition 114 committee agree to the amendment, the ordinance shall be scheduled for a public hearing pursuant 115 to MN Statute 410.12. If the ordinance receives a majority vote of the Council in its favor. it shall 116 become effective 30 calendar days after adoption unless the ordinance specifies a later effective 117 date. If the amendment is required to be nut on a ballot and there is no regularly scheduled election 118 within 120 calendar days of the statement of disapproval, or if the calendar date prohibits 119 compliance with provisions in Chapter 4 of this Charter, at or before its next re ugularly scheduled 120 meeting. the Council shall call a special election to take place within 90 calendar days of said 121 meeting. If a majority of those voting on the ordinance vote in its favor. it shall become effective 122 thirty days after certification of the election results unless the ordinance specifies a later effective 123 date. If the majority do not vote in favor. the ordinance shall not be enacted. If the etin 'tion 124 committee does not file a disapproval statement to a imposed amendment; the Council shall hold a 125 first reading of the amended proposed ordinance and proceed with the adoption process. If the 126 Council does not approve the ordinance. it must follow the aforementioned balloting process. 127 (Amended, Ord. 650, 8-16-2000) 128 129 City of Mounds View