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papers and/or to correct the specified insufficiency. Within nine (9) calendar days of receipt of the corrected completed petition, the Ccity Aadministrator shall determine whether the petition as corrected meets the requirements for sufficiency and shall proceed as directed in Section 5.03. If the petition is still insufficient, the Council shall direct the Ccity Aadministrator to file the petition as insufficient and notify the ,99onsoring Ccommittee within ten (10) calendar days that no further action will be taken. The final finding that the petition is insufficient shall not prejudice the filing of a new petition for the same purpose unless otherwise specified within this Charter. Except in the case of a petition for recall, it shall not prevent the Council from referring the subject matter of the petition to the voters at the next regular or special election. (Amended 2007 Ord. 790: 2010 Ord. 841 h<, n„d;,,anee moon Adopted Ail), 23 2007; Fled, n,,pst 29 2nn� ) Section 5.05. Ballot Measure Requirements. If a measure meets the requirements to be put on a ballot and is in compliance with Chapter 4 of this Charter, at or before its next regularly scheduled meeting, the Council shall pass a resolution placing the measure on a ballot. If it is within one hundred twee*., (120) calendar days of a primary or general election and all of the county election requirements can be met, the measure shall be placed on the ballot at the next regularly scheduled election. If a measure meets the requirements to be put on a ballot but cannot be placed on the ballot at a regularly scheduled election, at or before its next regularly scheduled meeting, the Council shall pass a resolution placing the measure on the ballot and calling for a special election to be held within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days of said meeting. However, no special elections can be held between a regular primary election and a regular general election or forty (40) calendar days after a regular general election. If there is no regular primary election then no special election shall be held within sixty (60) calendar days prior to a regular general election. (Amended 2007 Ord. 790 by Ordinanee 790 Adopted Lily 23 2007; Filed. August 29 2007•) Section 5.06. Initiative*. An ordinance may be proposed by petition. The exact text of the proposed ordinance must be stated at the head of each page of the petition or attached thereto. The petition shall be r filed in the Ccity Aadministrator's office prior to circulation and shall be valid for one hundred eighty (180) calendar days during which time a completed petition with signatures must be filed. If a petition for initiative is determined to be frivolous, it is prohibited from being repeated within one hundred eighty (1804 calendar days of the determination. Within sixty (60) calendar days after final determination of the petition's sufficiency according to Section 5.03 and 5.04 of this Charter, the Council must either adopt an ordinance according to Subdivisions 1 or 2 or pass a resolution to place the measure on a ballot as provided in Subdivision 3. Any amendment to the proposed ordinance must proceed according to Subdivision 2 of this section. If an ordinance is adopted, it shall become effective thirty (30) calendar days after publication unless the ordinance specifies a later effective date. If the vote for adoption fails, the ordinance must be placed on the ballot as provided in Section 5.05. If a ballot measure for a proposed ordinance fails the same measure is prohibited from being brought forward again as an initiative within one hundred eighty 180) calendar days of the election certification. Failure of a ballot measure for a proposed ordinance shall not prevent the Council from proposing a similar ordinance. (Amended 2000 Ord. 650: 2007 Ord. 790: 2010 Ord. 841.by Ordi na nee moon Adopted Aily 23 2007; Filed. August 29 2007•) Subdivision 2. If an amendment to the ordinance is proposed by a majority vote of the Council, it must be presented to the 8sponsoring Ccommittee prior to the first reading of the proposed ordinance. The Ssponsoring Ecommittee shall have fourteen (14) calendar days from the receipt of the amended proposed ordinance to disapprove the amendment by majority vote, and file a statement with the Ceity Aadministrator. Upon receipt of a statement of disapproval from the Ssponsoring Ccommittee, the Council must either adopt the proposed ordinance, according to Subdivision 1 of this section, or place the ordinance, as presented by the 8sponsoring Ccommittee, on the ballot as provided in Section 5.05. If the Ssponsoring Ecommittee does not submit a statement of disapproval, the ordinance can proceed, as amended, according to Section 3.05 Page 7 of 19 DOCSOPEN\MU210\4\903732.v2-9/20/23