§ 6.04. FORM OF PETITIONS.

(A)

Number of Signatures. Initiative and referendum petitions must be signed by electors of the City equal in number to at least fifteen (15) percent of the total number of electors Registered to vote at the last regular City election.

(B)

Form and Content. All papers of a petition shall be uniform in size and style and shall be assembled as one instrument for filing. Each signature shall be executed in ink or indelible pencil and shall be followed by the printed name, address, precinct number, and date the person signed the petition. Petitions shall contain, or have attached thereto throughout their circulation, the full text of the ordinance proposed or sought to be reconsidered.

(C)

Affidavit of Circulator. Each paper of a petition shall have attached to it when filed an affidavit executed by the circulator thereof stating that he or she personally circulated the paper, the number of signatures thereon, that all the signatures were affixed in his or her presence, that he or she believes them to be the genuine signatures of the persons whose names they purport to be, and that each signer had an opportunity before signing to read the full text of the ordinance proposed or sought to be reconsidered.

(D)

Time for Filing Initiative Petitions. Initiative petitions must be filed within sixty (60) days of the first signature thereon and signatures may not be procured prior to the time of commencement of proceedings as set forth in Section 6.03. When the petitions have been filed, the City Clerk shall submit the same to the Commission at its next regular meeting and provisions shall be made by the City Clerk for public hearings upon the proposed ordinance.

(E)

Time for Filing Referendum Petitions. Referendum petitions must be filed within sixty (60) days after adoption by the Commission of the ordinance sought to be reconsidered.

(Ord. No. 4-76, passed 2/23/76, Adopted at Referendum 2/2/76; Ord. No. 62-01, passed 1/8/02, Adopted at Referendum 3/12/02)