§ 8.05. Referendum.

Any ordinance or resolution passed pursuant to subdivisions (5) or (6) of Section 6.03.3 of this Charter may be subjected to referendum by a petition filed within forty-five (45) days after its publication. The petition shall state, at the head of each page or in an attached paper, a description of the ordinance or resolution involved. Any ordinance or resolution upon which a petition is filed, other than an emergency ordinance, shall be suspended in its operation as soon as the petition is found sufficient. If the ordinance or resolution is not thereafter entirely repealed, it shall be placed on the ballot at the next election, or at a special election called for that purpose, as the council shall determine. The ordinance or resolution shall not become operative until a majority of those voting on the ordinance or resolution vote in its favor.

If a petition is filed against an emergency ordinance, the ordinance shall remain in effect, but shall be placed on the ballot at the next election or a special election called for that purpose, and shall repealed if a majority of those voting on the ordinance vote to repeal it.

Editor's note

Section 8.05 amended by Ord. No. 16213, C.F. 26813, C.F. 268534, adopted by the city council Mar. 24, 1977, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 410.12.