If the petition or amended petition is found sufficient, the city clerk must transmit it to the council at the next regular meeting, and must also notify the person sought to be recalled in writing of the sufficiency of the petition and of the pending action. The council must provide by resolution at its next regular meeting for the holding of a special recall election to be held at the next uniform election date established in Minnesota Statutes that the city can comply with all applicable statutory requirements. Upon passage of the resolution by the City Council, the person sought to be recalled has 10 calendar days to submit to the city clerk a written statement of not more than 500 words answering the charge of the petitioner's ground for recall.
(Section 5.18 amended by Ord. 2004-8, passed 4-5-2004; Ord. 2021-41, passed 11-29-2021)