Title 02 Council and Legislation
Chapter 02.02 Initiative and Referendum
Section 02.02.080 Council Action on City Clerk’s Report on Initiative Petition
- If the number of signatures on the petition as reported by the city clerk is sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the City Charter, the city council sets a date for hearing on the matter of the petition at which time the proposed ordinance is given a first reading. The hearing is held one week hence unless circumstances dictate otherwise.
- At the hearing on the petition the city council determines whether:
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- to grant the petition and pass the measure as requested;
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- to accept the petition but decline to pass the measure as requested and direct the city clerk to validate the signatures; or
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- to propose an alternative measure to either be adopted by the city council or submitted to the voters on the city council’s own motion.
Date Passed: Monday, April 30, 2012
Effective Date: Friday, June 15, 2012
ORD C34855 Section 7
Section 02.02.080 Council Action on City Clerk’s Report on Initiative Petition
- If the number of signatures on the petition as reported by the city clerk is sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the City Charter, the city council sets a date for hearing on the matter of the petition at which time the proposed ordinance is given a first reading. The hearing is held one week hence unless circumstances dictate otherwise.
- At the hearing on the petition the city council determines whether:
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- to grant the petition and pass the measure as requested;
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- to accept the petition but decline to pass the measure as requested and direct the city clerk to validate the signatures; or
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- to propose an alternative measure to either be adopted by the city council or submitted to the voters on the city council’s own motion.
Date Passed: Monday, April 30, 2012
Effective Date: Friday, June 15, 2012
ORD C34855 Section 7
