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Councilmemher introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION ~88- RESOLUTION DECLARING TIlE SUFFICIENCY OF A PETITION FOR INITIATIVE WHEREAS, a petition to initiate an ordinance amending the Home Rule Charter, adopted in 1984, establishing a Chapter 13: Police Department, was presented to the City Council and filed in the office of the City Administrator on August 23, 1988; and WHEREAS, the City Administrator shall report to the City Council within ten days of receipt of a petition for initiative on the sufficiency of such petition; and WHEREAS, the required number of signatures of registered voters is five percent (5%) of the total number of registered voters at the time of the last City-wide election; and WHEREAS, the last City-wide election was April 19, 1988 in which 5,571 persons were registered to vote, thereby requiring that to be sufficient, a petition for initiative must have 279 signatures of registered voters; and WHEREAS, a petition to initiate an ordinance must adhere to the general provisions found in Chapter 5 of the City Charter. NOW T~EREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY TME CITY COUNCIL OF TME CITY OF RAMSET, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: 1) That the City Council finds that the petition submitted to the City Administrator asking that an amendment to the Home Rule Charter be made establishing a Chapter 13: Police Department contains 569 signatures of registered voters which is sufficient by 290 signatures. 2) That the City Council finds that, based upon the report of the City Administrator, the aforementioned petition is sufficient and orders the City Administrator to deliver a copy of the petition, together with this resolution, to the sponsoring committee in accordance with the City Charter. 3) That the City Council hereby authorizes that the petition be presented to the Charter Commission for their action and asks that the question of an amendment to the Home Rule Charter establishing a Chapter 13: Police Department be placed on the ballot for the November 8, 1988 general election. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Councilmember and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: and the following voted against the same: and the following abstained: and the following were absent: whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted by the Ramsey City Council this the 27th day of September, 1988.