If the Council determines that the petition is insufficient or irregular, the City Clerk shall deliver a copy of the petition, together with a written statement of its defects, to the sponsoring committee. The committee shall have thirty (30) days in which to file additional signature papers and/or to correct the petition in all other particulars, except that, in the case of a petition for recall, the committee may not change the statement of the grounds on which the recall is sought. Within five (5) days of receipt of the corrected petition, the City Clerk shall again report to the Council. If the Council finds that the petition is still insufficient or irregular, the City Clerk shall file the petition in his/her office and notify the sponsoring committee. The final finding that the petition is insufficient or irregular shall not prejudice the filing of a new petition for the same purpose, nor shall it prevent the Council from referring the subject matter of the petition to the voters at the next regular or special election.
(Amended 5-27-2003)