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<br />Section 5.05. Initiative. Any ordinance oay be proposed by a petition ~hich shall <br /> <br />state at the head of each page or attached thereto the exact text of the proposed <br /> <br />ordinance. If the council passes the proposed ordinance yith acendoents, and a <br />..... <br /> <br />oajority of the sponsoring cocoittee do not disapprove the aoended form by a state- <br /> <br />ment filed ~ith the clerk_administrator ~ithin ten days of its passaEe by the <br /> <br />council, the ordinance need not be sub:itted to the voters. If the council fails <br /> <br />to enact the ordinance in a foro acceptable to the oajority of the sponsorinE <br /> <br />co::ittee ~ithin sixty da,'s after the final deter:ir.ation of sufficiency of the <br /> <br />petition, the ordinance as oriEinallY proposed shall be placed on the ballot at the <br /> <br />next election occurring in the city. If no election is to occur ~ithin 120 cays <br /> <br />after the filing of the petition, the council shall call a special election on the <br /> <br />i ordinance to be held ~ithin such period. If a :ajcrity of those voting on the <br /> <br />ordinance vote in its faVOr, it shall become effective i:=ediately after adoption <br /> <br />unless the ordinance specifies a later effective date. <br /> <br />Section 5.05. Initiative to J.::end the Charter. Nothing in this charter sr,all be <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />j <br /> <br />construed in any ..ay as affecting the r:.ght of the electors to propose a:::endoents <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />to t~is c~~te~. <br /> <br />~ <br />" <br />~ <br /> <br />H """ '"",,',' " "',",',, " , ,,"",' "", ,,'" ,'," " ," ",' " <br />each page, or attached thereto, the exact text of the crd:.nance to be considered <br /> <br />i by the voters. If the petition :.S found to be sufficient under the provisions <br /> <br />Section 5.07. Referendun. Prior to the date an ordinance takes effect, it <br /> <br />::-.('" ..' 5 <br />....~c.....sec"':.cn .03. o.~ ~_~...'s c-.,'p~.e-., '-e sa'. o-..l.,......n~e s"'-" oi-l-e-eb" be p-eve-'e. <br />. - . ." :.... ...:..",. - :.~. ...., . ... '" <br /> <br />- ~-.-.~ ..."-,,. .. <br />rf.o,?,.Eoine; into ope ratio,"" and the subject :atter of the petition shall be placed <br /> <br />oCcurinb ~n the city. <br /> <br />-~ <br />.... <br /> <br />no election is <br /> <br />to <br /> <br />g <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />- ~._-_._- ---. <br />_~~._tbe..ballct a~ ~~e nex' e'e~"on <br />.-"-. .. "'.... ... - ........ <br />.-. -...-..--"-.-. <br /> <br />occur ~ithin 120 days after the filing of the petition, the council shall call <br /> <br />a. s~ecial election to be held "1'0,-,..'-.. suc-., pe.-'.O.-, ~..l~ .he pe.~." h <br />y . _" prov.....nt: .' .: .:on ,as <br />p;.5-3/7 <br /> <br />~ <br />u.. <br /> <br />-;: <br />.. <br />U <br /> <br />z.o <br />