Within thirty (30) days after the passage by Council of any ordinance or resolution which does not take immediate effect or is a nonemergency measure under Section 5.08 of this Charter, a petition signed by electors of the City not less in number than ten percent (10%) of the total electors voting for the office of Mayor at the last regular municipal election at which a Mayor was elected, may be filed with the Clerk of Council requesting that the ordinance or resolution be repealed or submitted to a vote of the electors.
When said petition is filed, the Clerk shall ascertain the sufficiency of the petition and, if found sufficient, the Council shall, within
If upon such reconsideration such ordinance or resolution is not repealed, the Council shall provide for submitting the same to a vote of the electors at the next general election or regular municipal election occurring more than sixty (60) days after the filing of such petition.
If a referendum petition is filed such that upon the submission of the legislation a vote of the electors at a general election or regular municipal election would not occur within a period of six (6) months after the filing of such petition, the Council may provide for submitting such legislation to a vote of the electors at a special election to be held at a date fixed by the Council but such vote shall not be later than six (6) months after the filing of such petition.
No ordinance or resolution which is properly subjected to referendum under this section shall become effective unless it is approved by a majority of the electors voting on the issue.
(Amended November 8, 2022.)