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with no further amendments and, if adopted, is subject to the referendum process as defined in Section 5.07 of this Charter. If the vote for adoption fails, the ordinance, as amended, must be placed on the ballot as provided in Section 5.05. If an amended ordinance is approved at a first reading, the Council may choose to submit the ordinance, as amended, as a ballot measure. (Amended 2007 Ord. 790: 2010 Ord. 841. by Or i,,. nee moon Adopted pte r„ ly 23 2007; Fileda August 29 2007.) Section 5.07. Referendum*. Prior to the date when an ordinance takes effect, it may be subjected to a referendum by a petition which shall state at the head of each page, or attached thereto, the exact text of the measure to be considered by the voters. The Sponsoring Ccommittee must file the completed petition in the office of the cCity 4Administrator at least ten (10) calendar days before the ordinance takes effect. If a petition is determined to be frivolous, no further action on the petition shall be taken and the adoption of the ordinance shall proceed according to Section 3.05. If the petition is found to be sufficient under the provisions of Section 5.03 of this chapter, the Council must immediately adopt a resolution suspending the effective date of the ordinance until it is decided by a vote of the public. The Council must also immediately pass a resolution to place the measure on a ballot as provided in Section 5.05 of this Charter. If a majority of the voters favors the ordinance contained in the petition, it shall take effect immediately unless the ordinance specifies a later date. If a majority votes against the ordinance contained in the petition, it shall be considered repealed upon certification of the election results. If the petition does not meet the requirements of sufficiency under the provisions in Section 5.03 of this chapter and is determined not to be frivolous, the Council must adopt a resolution suspending the effective date of the ordinance for thirty (30) calendar days and the 8sponsoring Ccommittee will have twenty-one (21) calendar days in which to file additional signature papers and/or to correct the specified insufficiency according to Section 5.04. If the final finding is that the petition is insufficient, the ordinance shall take effect on the date declared by the resolution of suspension. If the corrected petition is declared sufficient according to Section 5.03, the Council must pass a resolution suspending the effective date of the ordinance until it can be decided by a vote of the public and proceed as previously mentioned in this section. (Amended 2000 Ord. 651; 2007: Ord. 790: 2010 Ord. 841. by Ordinanee Inn, Adopted My 23, 2007; Filed! August 29, 2007.) Section 5.08. Recall. Subdivision 1. The voters of the Ccity may request a recall vote of any elected official of the Ccity by petition. The petition shall state at the head of each page, or attached thereto, a certificate stating the name of the official whose removal is sought, the grounds for recall, which shall be malfeasance or misfeasance in office, in not more than two hundred f: fty4250) words, and the intention of the sponsoring cCommittee to bring about the official's recall. The petition shall be filed in the Ccity Aadministrator's office prior to circulation and shall be valid for one 1,undfoa eighty (180) calendar days during which time a completed petition with signatures must be filed. (Amended 2010 Ord. 841.) Subdivision 2. The Ccity Aadministrator shall notify the official sought to be recalled of the petition and proceed as provided in Section 5.03 and 5.04 of this Charter. If a petition for recall is determined to be frivolous, it is prohibited from being repeated within one ayear of the determination. If the Council declares the petition sufficient, it shall immediately pass a resolution to place the measure on a ballot as provided for in Section 5.05 of this charter. Within fourteen (14) calendar days of the declaration of sufficiency, the elected official named by the petition may provide a response for their own course of action in not more than five hundred (500) words. The Ccity Aadministrator shall include with the published notice of the election, the statement of the grounds for the recall and the response of the official concerned or a statement stating no response was received. If a majority of those voting on the recall vote in its favor, it shall become effective immediately upon certification of the election results. If the majority does not vote in favor, the recall has failed and a petition for recall is prohibited from being repeated for that elected official Page 8 of 19 DOCSOPEN\MU210\4\903732.v2-9/20/23