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Mounds View Charter Commission Date: 6/12/2007 Resolution 2007-01 c Final Markup format — Chapter 5 Page 4 of 5 146 147 held within such period.. The exact text of the proposed ordinance must be stated at the head of each page of 148 the petition or attached thereto. Within sixty (60) calendar days after final determination of the petition's 149 sufficiency according to Section 5.03 and 5.04 of this Charter, the Council must either adopt an ordinance 150 according to Subdivisions 1 or 2 or pass a resolution to place the measure on a ballot as provided in 151 Subdivision 3. Any amendment to the proposed ordinance must proceed according to Subdivision 2 of 152 this section. If an ordinance is adopted, it shall become effective thirty (30) calendar days after adoption 153 unless the ordinance specifies a later effective date. If the vote for adoption fails, the ordinance must be 154 placed on the ballot as provided in Section 5.05. If a ballot measure for a proposed ordinance fails the 155 same measure is prohibited from being brought forward again as an initiative within six months of the 156 election certification. Failure of a ballot measure for a proposed ordinance shall not prevent the Council 157 from proposing a similar ordinance. 158 159 Subdivision 1. If the Council elects to adopt the ordinance as provided by the petition without 160 amendment, they shall proceed in accordance with Section 3.05 of this Charter. During this adoption 161 process, the ordinance cannot be amended but, if adopted, is subject to the referendum process as defined 162 in Section 5.07. 163 164 Subdivision 2. If an amendment to the ordinance is proposed by a majority vote of the Council, it 165 must be presented to the Sponsoring Committee prior to the first reading of the proposed ordinance. The 166 Sponsoring Committee shall have fourteen (14) calendar days from the receipt of the amended proposed 167 ordinance to disapprove the amendment by majority vote, and file a statement with the Clerk- 168 Administrator. Upon receipt of a statement of disapproval from the Sponsoring Committee, the Council 169 must either adopt the proposed ordinance, according to Subdivision 1 of this section, or place the 170 ordinance, as presented by the Sponsoring Committee, on the ballot as provided in Section 5.05. If the 171 Sponsoring Committee does not submit a statement of disapproval, the ordinance can proceed, as 172 amended, according to Section 3.05 with no further amendments and, if adopted, is subject to the 173 referendum process as defined in Section 5.07 of this Charter. If the vote for adoption fails, the ordinance, 174 as amended, must be placed on the ballot as provided in Section 5.05. If an amended ordinance is 175 approved at a first reading, the Council may choose to submit the ordinance, as amended, as a ballot 176 measure. 177 178 Subdivision 3. If the ordinance is required to be put on a ballot, or if the Council chooses to submit the 179 ordinance as presented as a ballot measure, they shall proceed as provided for in Section 5.05 of this 180 Charter. If a majority of those voting on the ordinance vote in its favor, it shall become effective thirty 181 30 days after adeptiencertification of the election results unless the ordinance specifies a later effective 182 date. If the majority does not vote in favor, the ordinance shall not be enacted. (Amended, Ord. 650, 8-16-2000) 183 184 Section 5.07. Referendum*. Prior to the date when an ordinance takes effect, it may be subjected 185 to a referendum by a petition which shall state at the head of each page, or attached thereto, the exact text 186 of the measure to be considered by the electorate voters. The Sponsoring Committee must file the 187 completed petition in the office of the Clerk -Administrator at least ten (10) calendar days before the 188 ordinance takes effect. If the petition is found to be sufficient under the provisions of Section 5.03 of this 189 chapter, the said ordinance shall thereby be prevented from going into operation, and the subject matter of the petition shall be 190 placed on the ballot at the next election occurring in the City. If no election is to occur within 120 days after the filing of the petition, 191 the Council shall call a special election to be held within such period, providing the petition has been found to be sufficient. If a 192 majority of the voters voting thereon favors the ordinance contained in the petition, it shall remain in effect. If a majority of the 193 electors voting thereon votes against the ordinance contained in the pctition, it shall be considered repealed upon certification of the 194 election results the Council must immediately adopt a resolution suspending the effective date of the 195 ordinance until it is decided by a vote of the public. The Council must also immediately pass a resolution 196 to place the measure on a ballot as provided in Section 5.05 of this Charter. If a majority of the -voters