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Section 2. [PETITION PROCESS].
   (a)   Notice of intent to circulate a petition proposing any amendment to this Charter must be signed by five qualified voters and filed with the City Clerk;
   (b)   Concurrently with the filing of the notice of intent, the proposed amendment shall be filed with the City Clerk;
   (c)   The number of qualified voters required to sign the petition shall be a number more than 20% of the average number of voters who voted at the four regular municipal elections prior to filing the notice of intent;
   (d)   Before any signatures are affixed thereon, the form of such petition must be reviewed by the City Attorney and approved by the City Clerk as provided by law, and the date of filing the notice of intent shown thereon;
   (e)   The petition, and any part thereof, must be filed with the City Clerk within sixty days after the date of filing the notice of intent.
(Amended at a Special Election held in conjunction with a Regular Municipal Election, October 5, 1999, as Question #2.)