Any ordinance or resolution passed by the Council shall be signed by the President of Council or other presiding officer and attested to by the Clerk of Council, who shall, unless otherwise provided herein, present it forthwith to the Mayor. If the Mayor approves such ordinance or resolution, the Mayor shall sign it and return it to the Clerk within ten (10) days after its passage or adoption by the Council; but if the Mayor does not approve it, the Mayor shall within said ten (10) days return it, as vetoed, together with the Mayor's objections, to the Clerk of the Council, who shall transmit the same to the Council at the next regular meeting thereof, which objections the Council shall cause to be entered in full on its Journal. The Mayor may approve or veto the whole or any item or part of an ordinance or resolution; provided, however, that the Clerk shall not present to the Mayor and the Mayor may not veto the whole or any item or part of any measure which has been duly initiated by the electors or is subject to mandatory referendum under either Section 5 or Chapter VI of this Charter. If the Mayor does not sign or return an ordinance or resolution as approved or vetoed within said ten (10) days after its passage or adoption, it shall take effect in the same manner as if the Mayor had approved and signed it on the tenth day.
(Added by electors 11-3-92)