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Initiative Process Flow Diagram — Sep 15, 2005 <br />Form Committee of 5 to 15 <br />members and file copy of <br />Petition stating the Official's <br />name and the grounds for recall <br />with Clerk -Administrator <br />Charter Section 5.02 <br />Obtain at least 15% <br />of the Number <br />Registered Voters <br />Signatures <br />Sec 5.03 <br />Within 180 days of <br />filing petition, <br />Deliver All Required <br />Information to Clerk - <br />Administrator <br />Sec 5.03 <br />Notify the Sponsoring <br />Committee and the City <br />Council and allow Sponsoring <br />Committee 30 Calendar Days <br />to correct. Sec 5.04 <br />• <br />City Council Must Act by Either <br />Holding a First Reading or <br />Providing an Amendment and <br />must complete one of the <br />specified courses of action <br />within 150 days of <br />determination of sufficiency <br />Sec 5.05 <br />Clerk -Administrator delivers a report, <br />at or before the next regularly <br />scheduled meeting, stating 1— <br />sufficiency and date of determination <br />Sec 5.03 <br />Did Council Offer <br />an Amendment ? <br />Sec 5.05 <br />No <br />t <br />• <br />Yes <br />Allow Sponsoring <br />Committee 14 <br />Calendar Days to <br />Disapprove <br />Sec 5.05 <br />Is this the <br />first time Petition has <br />been tested for <br />Sufficiency ? <br />Sec 5.03 <br />Yes <br />Determine Sufficiency <br />within 5 working days <br />Sec 5.04 <br />Determine Sufficiency <br />within 14 calendar days <br />Sec 5.03 <br />Yes <br />Is this the first <br />time Petition has been <br />Insufficient ? <br />Sec 5.04 <br />Is the Petition <br />Sufficient ? <br />Sec 5.03 <br />(Declare Petition Terminate <br />Due to Insufficiency & Notify <br />Sponsoring Committee no further <br />action will taken. Sec 5.04 <br />id Sponsoring <br />Committee Disapprove <br />The Amendment ? <br />Sec 5.05 <br />No <br />Hold First Reading, Schedule a <br />Public Hearing pursuant to MN <br />Stat. 410.12 and any Additional <br />Requirements, No <br />Amendments can be made <br />after this point. Sec 5.05 <br />id Council Pas <br />Ordinance by Majority <br />Vote ? <br />Sec 5.05 <br />No <br />t <br />• <br />Yes <br />Yes <br />Yes <br />/ Ordinance Takes Effect After 30 <br />h Calendar Days Unless a Later Date <br />is Specified in the Ordinance <br />Sec 5.05 <br />Prepare for Ballot Election. If there is <br />no Regularly Scheduled Election <br />Within 120 Days of the Sponsoring <br />Committee Disapproval or Council <br />Failure to Pass the Ordinance, the <br />Council Shall Call a Special Election to <br />Take Place Within 90 Calendar Days of <br />Said Event Sec 5.05. <br />Did a Majority <br />of Those Voting on the <br />Ordinance Vote in <br />Favor Sec 5.05 <br />Yes <br />Ordinance Takes Effect After 30 Calendar <br />Days Unless a Later Date <br />is Specified in the Ordinance. Sec 5.05 <br />Ordinance Fails and Process <br />Ends for This Petition. <br />Sec 5.05 <br />