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Section 5.8 Recall. Consideration by the electorate of the recall of any elected officer of the city may be initiated by petition. The petition shall state at the head of each page, or attached thereto, a certificate stating the name of the officer whose removal is sought, the grounds for recall, which shall be malfeasance, misfeasance or nonfeasance in office, is not more than 250 words, and the intention of the sponsoring committee to bring about the officer's recall. Such petition shall be filed in the city clerk's office prior to circulation. If the petition or amended petition is found sufficient under the provisions of Section 5.3 of this chapter, the city clerk shall transmit it to the council without delay, and shall also officially notify the person sought to be recalled of the sufficiency of the petition and of the pending action. The council shall, at its next meeting, by resolution, provide for the holding of a special recall election within ninety days after such meeting, the council may, in its discretion, provide for the holding of the recall vote at that time. If the special recall election involves a councilmember elected from a separate ward, the special recall election shall be conducted only within the ward of such councilmember. If the special recall election involves the mayor a councilmember who is elected at large, the election shall be a city-wide election. The city clerk shall include with the published notice of the election the statement of the grounds for the recall and, also, in not more than 500 words, the answer of the officer concerned in justification of his/her course of office. If a vacancy occurs due to recall election, Section 4.5 herein shall apply to fill such vacancy. Section 5.9 Majority Voter Turnout. No ballot question considered at a general or special election pursuant to Charter Sections 5.5 Initiative, 5.7 Referendum or 5.8 Recall shall be deemed approved by the voters unless at the election: 1. A majority of the registered voters at the time of the last city-wide election vote on the ballot question AND 2. A majority of the persons voting, vote in favor of the ballot questions. - Sections 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.8 amended by Ordinance - effective January 24, 2001 - Section 5.3 amended by General Election, November 6, 2001- effective December 6, 2001 - Section 5.7 amended - Section 5.9 added by , 20 - effective - Section 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.3 & 5.8 amended by Ordinance #04-47 - effective March 5, 2005 12