The presentation to the Council by the Clerk of a valid and sufficient referendary petition proposing to repeal an ordinance which has been in effect one year or less on the date of filing such petition shall automatically suspend the operation of the ordinance in question pending repeal by the Council or final determination by the electors.An ordinance adopted by the electorate through initiatory proceedings may not be amended or repealed for a period of one year after the date of the election at which it was adopted, and an ordinance repealed by the electorate may not be re-enacted for a period of one year after the date of the election at which it was repealed. It is provided, however, that any ordinance may be adopted, amended, or repealed at any time by appropriate referendum or initiatory procedure in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this chapter or if submitted to the electorate by the Council on its own motion.
If two or more ordinances adopted at the same election shall have conflicting provisions, the provisions in the ordinance receiving the highest number of affirmative votes shall govern.
(Char. eff. June 7, 1954)