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Section 5.8 Recall. Consideration by the electorate of the recall of any elected officer of the <br /> city may be initiated by petition. The petition shall state at the head of each page, or attached <br /> thereto, a certificate stating the name of the officer whose removal is sought, the grounds for <br /> recall, which shall be malfeasance, misfeasance or nonfeasance in office, is not more than 250 <br /> words, and the intention of the sponsoring committee to bring about the officer's recall. Such <br /> petition shall be filed in the city clerk'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 city clerk shall <br /> transmit it to the council without delay, and shall also officially notify the person sought to be <br /> recalled of the sufficiency of the petition and of the pending action. The council shall, at its next <br /> meeting, by resolution, provide for the holding of a special recall election within ninety days <br /> after such meeting, the council may, in its discretion, provide for the holding of the recall vote at <br /> that time. If the special recall election involves a counciimember elected from a separate ward, <br /> the special recall election shall be conducted only within the ward of such counciimember. If the <br /> special recall election involves the mayor, a counciimember who is elected at large, the election <br /> shall be a citywide election. The city clerk shall include with the published notice of the election <br /> the statement of the grounds for the recall and, also, in not more than 500 words, the answer of <br /> the officer concerned in justification of his/her course of office. If a vacancy occurs due to recall <br /> election, Section 4.5 herein shall apply to fill such vacancy. <br /> - Sections 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.8 amended by ordinance #00-12—effective January 24, 2001 <br /> - Section 5.3 amended by Special Election, November 5, 2001 —effective December 5, 2001 <br /> - Section 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.3 & 5.8 amended by ordinance #04-47—effective March 5, 2005 <br /> 13 <br />