Any five voters registered in Bloomington can establish a committee for the initiation of any ordinance, except an ordinance appropriating money or authorizing the levy of taxes. Before circulating any petition, the committee must submit to the city attorney a copy of the proposed ordinance and the purpose of the ordinance. The city attorney must approve it or put it into a form which is legally sufficient for its intended purpose. If the city attorney fails to act within ten business days from the date the proposed ordinance is submitted to the city attorney, the proposed ordinance is considered legally sufficient and a verified copy must be filed with the city clerk, with the names and addresses of the members of the committee. A verified copy of the proposed ordinance must be attached to each of the signature papers described in Section 5.05, together with their names and addresses as sponsors of the ordinance.
(Section 5.04 amended by Ord. 88-51, passed 7-25-1988; amended September 13, 1988 by Special Election; Ord. 2004-8, passed 4-5-2004; Ord. 2021-41, passed 11-29-2021)