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committee within sixty days after the final determination of sufficiency of the petition, the <br />ordinance as originally proposed shall be placed on the ballot at the next election occurring in the <br />city. If no election is to occur within 120 days after the filing of the petition, the council shall call <br />a svemal elect]on on the ordinance to be held w~th~n such ~enod.::; .......... , ................ ~.~ .... ~ <br /> <br />Section 5.6. Initiative to Amend the Charter. Nothing in this charter shall be construed in any <br />way as affecting the right of the electors to propose amendments to this charter. <br /> <br />Section 5.7. Referendum. Prior to the date an ordinance takes effect, it may be subjected to <br />referendum by a petition which shall state at the head of each page, or attached thereto, the exact <br />text of the ordinance to be considered by the voters. If the petition is found to be sufficient under <br />the provisions of section 5.3. of this chapter, the said ordinance shall thereby be prevented from <br />going into operation, and the subject matter of the petition shall be placed on the ballot at the <br />next election occurring in the city. If no election is to occur within 120 days after the fil.ing of the <br />petition, the council shall call a special election to be held within such period, providing the <br /> <br />Section 5.8. Recall. Consideration by the electorate of the recall of any elected officer of the city <br />may be initiated by petition. The petition shall state at the head of each page, or attached thereto, <br />a certificate stating the name of the officer whose removal is sought, the grounds for recall, <br />which shall be malfeasance, misfeasance or nonfeasance in office, in not more than 250 words, <br />and the intention of the sponsoring committee to bring about the officer's recall. Such petition <br />shall be filed in the clerk-administrator's office prior to circulation. If the petition or amended <br />petition is found sufficient under the provisions of section 5.3. of this chapter, the <br />clerk/administrator shall transmit it to the council without delay, and shall also officially notify <br />the person sought to be recalled of the sufficiency of the petition and of the pending action. The <br />council shall, at its next meeting, by resolution, provide for the holding of a special recall <br />election within ninety days after such meeting, except if any other election is to occur within <br />such ninety day period after such meeting, the council may, in its discretion, provide for the <br />holding of the recall vote at that time. The clerk-administrator shall include with the published <br />notice of the election the statement of the grounds for the recall and, also, in not more than 500 <br />words, the answer of the officer concerned in justification of his/her course of office. If a <br />vacancy occurs due to recall election, section 4.5. herein shall apply to fill such vacancy. <br /> <br />Secti0'n: 5:9 Mai'&it',V' "¢~;[~'r yurn0ut:' .'"~o:6aii~t:'q~iion :c°'~isid~ed: ht ~:: ~'miei;'hl:::~i?::~:~'~iti'[ <br />election pursuant'to Charter· Sections 5.5. Initiative;'-5.7. Refei~endum or'5~8.':Reeall ~hall.be <br /> <br />deemed appro')6d'bY the Voters unless at the election/ <br /> <br /> 0n the:ballbt' qU'e~ti°n,~AND <br /> <br /> ' ' ' ," .~;~'"~.?'~':"~'."T'"":Y""%".";-~'~':'%~ ~2';"-~'~'7;':? ..... ~;¢~-'~~ ~:"-.}'%t~7:'*'~?%%%~'-*%'y:".~ .-:'~ ;~'~,~%,.~, .... <br /> 2, .. A malaria"of the persons v~fing; ~ote..:in,:fav~r 6f the:~ballot que~fi~m <br /> <br /> <br />