Within thirty days after the final passage by the commission of an ordinance which is subject to referendum, a petition signed by 750 registered voters from the City of Piqua may be filed with the city clerk, requesting that such ordinance, or any specified part thereof, be either repealed or submitted to a vote of the electors. Referendum petition papers circulated with respect to the same ordinance, or part of an ordinance, shall be uniform in character and shall clearly specify the ordinance, or part thereof, repeal of which is sought but need not contain the text thereof. The form of the petition shall be as follows:
PETITION TO REPEAL ORDINANCE NO. X AS ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION ON [DATE], WHICH IS [TITLE OF ORDINANCE] |
This Ordinance [summary of ordinance]. |
The petition shall also contain the affidavit as required in Section 27 of this Charter.
(Adopted by electorate, November 3, 2009 – Amending Ord. No. 11-09)