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Initiative Process Flow Diagram — May 10, 2005 <br />Initiative <br />Form Committee <br />of 5 to 15 <br />members <br />Obtain at least <br />15% of the Nbr <br />Registered Voters <br />Signatures <br />Deliver All <br />Required <br />Information to <br />Clerk - <br />Administrator <br />Allow Petition <br />Committee 30 <br />Calendar Days to <br />Correct <br />1Yes <br />Determine <br />Sufficiency Within 14 <br />Calendar Days <br />Is This First Time <br />Petition has been <br />Insufficient ? <br />No <br />• <br />Declare Petition Terminated <br />Due to Insufficiency <br />Yes <br />City Council Must Act <br />Within 60 Days by <br />Either Holding a First <br />Reading or Providing an <br />Amendment <br />Did Council Offer <br />an Amendment ? <br />• <br />Hold First Reading <br />and Schedule any <br />Additional <br />Requirements <br />Yes <br />Allow Petition <br />Committee 14 <br />Calendar Days to <br />Disapprove <br />Did Council Pass <br />Ordinance by Majority <br />Vote ? <br />• <br />Did Petition <br />Committee Disapprove <br />The Amendment ? <br />Yes <br />Yes <br />Prepare for Ballot Election. If there is <br />no Regularly Scheduled Election <br />Within 120 Days of the Preceding <br />Action, Either Petition Committee <br />Disapproval or Council Failure to Pass <br />Ordinance, the Council Shall Call a <br />Special Election to Take Place Within <br />90 Calendar Days of Said Cause. <br />Did a Majority <br />of Those Voting on the <br />Ordinance Vote in <br />Favor <br />Yes <br />Ordinance Takes Effect <br />After 30 Calendar Days <br />Unless a Later Date is <br />Specified in the <br />Ordinance <br />-- <br />Ordinance Takes Effect <br />After 30 Calendar Days <br />► Unless a Later Date is <br />Specified in the <br />Ordinance <br />Ordinance Fails and Process <br />Ends for This Petition. <br />