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<br />\'1; <br />. <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />Section 5.05. Initiative. Any ordinance may be proposed by a petition which shall <br /> <br />1- <br /> <br />state at the head of- each page or attached thereto the exact text of the proposed <br /> <br />j <br />i. <br />.. <br /> <br />ordinance. If the council passes the propose~,_ ordinance with amendcents, and a <br /> <br />majority of the sponsoring committee do not disapprove the amended form by a state- <br /> <br />] <br />a <br />.. <br /> <br />ment filed with the clerk-administrator within ten days of its passage by the <br /> <br />council, the ordinance need not be subI:it ted to the voters. If the council fails <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />to enact the ordinance in a form acceptable to the majority of the sponsoring <br /> <br />cocnittee within sixty days after the final deterI:ination of sufficiency of the <br /> <br />] <br /> <br />petition, the ordinance as originally proposed shall be placed on the ballot at the <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />next election occurring in the city. If no election is to occur within 120 days <br /> <br />after the filing of the petition, the council shall call a special election on the <br /> <br />i <br /> <br />ordinance to be held within such period. If a majority of those voting on the <br /> <br />] <br /> <br />ordinance vote in its favor, it shall become effective immediately after adoption <br /> <br />unless the ordinance specifies a later effective date. <br /> <br />n <br /> <br />Section 5.06. Initiative to Amend the Charter. Nothing in this charter shall be <br /> <br />j <br /> <br />construed in any way as affecting the right of the electors to propose amendments <br /> <br />to this charter. <br /> <br />) <br />j <br />I <br /> <br />Section 5.07. Referendum. Prior to the date an ordinance takes effect, it <br /> <br />may be subjected to referendure by a petition which shall state at the head of <br /> <br />~ach page, or attached thereto, the exact text of the ordinance to be considered <br /> <br />by the voters. If the petition is found to be sufficient under the provisions <br /> <br />;~;of- section 5 03 f thi h t d 1 b b <br />;~:~i;,,, . . 0 s c ap er, the sai ordinance shal there y e prevented <br /> <br />-1-- - <br />-'-....-.~-c..,""..,"''!;~.,~:"':. -.~ <br />. !r,o~_, going into operation, and the subject matter of the petition shall be placed <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />~~~..._....._..._..."'..... ..__. n <br />'~~~<I'I;;.~~~c:,~~~_~?~" at the next election occuring in the city. If no election is to <br /> <br />I <br />1- <br /> <br />occur within 120 days after the filing of the petition, the council shall call <br /> <br /> <br />a special election to be held within such period, providing the petition has <br /> <br />pg.5-3/7 <br />