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Mounds View Charter Commission Resolution 2007-01 d Final Markup format — Chapter 5 Date: 6/28/2007 Page 4 of 5 147 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. The petition shall be filed in the Clerk -Administrator's office prior to 149 circulation and shall be valid for one hundred eighty (180) calendar days during which time a completed 150 petition with signatures must be filed. Within sixty (60) calendar days after final determination of the 151 petition's sufficiency according to Section 5.03 and 5.04 of this Charter, the Council must either adopt an 152 ordinance according to Subdivisions 1 or 2 or pass a resolution to place the measure on a ballot as 153 provided in Subdivision 3. Any amendment to the proposed ordinance must proceed according to 154 Subdivision 2 of this section. If an ordinance is adopted, it shall become effective thirty (30) calendar 155 days after publication unless the ordinance specifies a later effective date. If the vote for adoption fails, the 156 ordinance must be placed on the ballot as provided in Section 5.05. If a ballot measure for a proposed 157 ordinance fails the same measure is prohibited from being brought forward again as an initiative within 158 six months of the election certification. Failure of a ballot measure for a proposed ordinance shall not 159 prevent the Council from proposing a similar ordinance. 160 161 Subdivision 1. If the Council elects to adopt the ordinance as provided by the petition without 162 amendment, they shall proceed in accordance with Section 3.05 of this Charter. During this adoption 163 process, the ordinance cannot be amended but, if adopted, is subject to the referendum process as defined 164 in Section 5.07. 165 166 Subdivision 2. If an amendment to the ordinance is proposed by a majority vote of the Council, it 167 must be presented to the Sponsoring Committee prior to the first reading of the proposed ordinance. The 168 Sponsoring Committee shall have fourteen (14) calendar days from the receipt of the amended proposed 169 ordinance to disapprove the amendment by majority vote, and file a statement with the Clerk- 170 Administrator. Upon receipt of a statement of disapproval from the Sponsoring Committee, the Council 171 must either adopt the proposed ordinance, according to Subdivision 1 of this section, or place the 172 ordinance, as presented by the Sponsoring Committee, on the ballot as provided in Section 5.05. If the 173 Sponsoring Committee does not submit a statement of disapproval, the ordinance can proceed, as 174 amended, according to Section 3.05 with no further amendments and, if adopted, is subject to the 175 referendum process as defined in Section 5.07 of this Charter. If the vote for adoption fails, the ordinance, 176 as amended, must be placed on the ballot as provided in Section 5.05. If an amended ordinance is 177 approved at a first reading, the Council may choose to submit the ordinance, as amended, as a ballot 178 measure. 179 180 Subdivision 3. If the ordinance is required to be put on a ballot, or if the Council chooses to submit the 181 ordinance as presented as a ballot measure, they shall proceed as provided for in Section 5.05 of this 182 Charter. If a majority of those voting on the ordinance vote in its favor, it shall become effective thirty 183 (30) calendar days after adeptiencertification of the election results unless the ordinance specifies a later 184 effective date. If the majority does not vote in favor, the ordinance shall not be enacted. (Amended, Ord. 650, 185 8-16-2000) 186 187 Section 5.07. Referendum*. Prior to the date when an ordinance takes effect, it may be subjected 188 to a referendum by a petition which shall state at the head of each page, or attached thereto, the exact text 189 of the measure to be considered by the electorate voters. The Sponsoring Committee must file the 190 completed petition in the office of the Clerk -Administrator at least ten (10) calendar days before the 191 ordinance takes effect. If the petition is found to be sufficient under the provisions of Section 5.03 of this 192 chapter, 193 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, 194 the Council shall call a special election to be held within such period, providing the petition has been found to be sufficient. If a 195 majority of the voters voting thereon favors the ordinance contained in the petition, it shall remain in effect. If a majority of the 196 electors voting thereon votes against the ordinance contained in the petition, it shall be considered repealed upon certification of the 197 election results the Council must immediately adopt a resolution suspending the effective date of the