(A) The City Attorney shall prepare the ballot title within five days after the Council orders the submission of a measure to the voters or after a copy of the petition is first deposited in the office of the City Administrator.
(B) The ballot title shall meet the following requirements.
(1) The ballot title for a measure shall consist of a short title and a long title.
(2) The short title shall be the title by which the measure is commonly spoken of, or a title for commonly referring to the measure, and shall contain not more than ten words.
(3) The long title shall state the purpose of the measure and shall contain not more than 100 words.
(4) The ballot title for a measure shall state truly and impartially the purpose of the measure in language which is not an argument and does not tend to create prejudice concerning the measure. Nor shall it resemble, so far as to create confusion, the ballot title for another measure to be submitted to the voters at the same election.
(C) A voter dissatisfied with the title within five days after it is delivered to the City Administrator may appeal to the Council by a written appeal deposited at the office of the City Administrator asking for a different ballot title for the measure and stating why the title prepared and filed is unsatisfactory.
(D) Within three days after the deposit of the appeal at the office of the City Administrator, the Council shall, either in regular or special session, afford the appellant a hearing and either approve the title or prescribe another ballot title for the measure. The title thus adopted shall be the ballot title for the measure.
(Prior Code, § 34.08) (Ord. 267, passed 8-14-1979)