The people of the City reserve to themselves the power, in accordance with the provisions of this Charter, to initiate and adopt any ordinance, except an ordinance appropriating money or authorizing the levy of taxes, to require such an ordinance when passed by the Council to be referred to the registered voters for approval or disapproval, and to recall elected public officials. These powers shall be called the initiative, the referendum, and the recall, respectively.
Any five registered voters may form themselves into a committee for the initiation of any ordinance except as provided in Section 6.01. Before circulating any petition they shall file a certified copy of their proposed ordinance with the City Administrator together with their names and addresses as members of such committee. They shall also attach a verified copy of the proposed ordinance to each of the signature papers herein described, together with their names and addresses as sponsors therefor.
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