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 Code of Ordinances
 Part I. CHARTER
 Article VI. RECALL, INITIATIVE, AND REFERENDUM

  § 6.13. Initiative.  

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  • (1)

    Qualified voters of the City may initiate legislation by submitting a petition addressed to the City Council, which requests the submission of a proposed ordinance or resolution to a vote of the qualified voters of the City. Said petition must contain the number of valid signatures totaling at least thirty percent (30%) of the number of votes cast at the last general City election or one hundred fifty (150), whichever is greater, and each copy of the petition shall have attached to it a copy of the proposed legislation. The petition shall be signed in the same manner as recall petitions are signed, as provided in this Article, and shall be verified by oath in the manner and form provided for recall petitions in this Article. The petition may consist of one (1) or more copies as permitted for recall petitions. Such petition shall be filed with the person performing the duties of City Secretary.

    (2)

    Within twenty-one (21) days after the filing of such petition, the person performing the duties of City Secretary shall present said petition and proposed ordinance or resolution to the City Council. Upon presentation to the City Council, it shall become the duty of the City Council, within two (2) regularly scheduled City Council meetings after the receipt thereof, to pass and adopt such ordinance or resolution without alteration as to meaning or effect, in the opinion of the persons filing the petition, or to call a special election, to be held on a date allowed under the Texas Election Code [Tex. Election Code, § 1.001 et seq.], at which the qualified voters of the City shall vote on the question of adopting or rejecting the proposed legislation. Any election order so issued shall comply with the Texas Election Code [Tex. Election Code, § 1.001 et seq.]. Unless otherwise provided by law, any election for an initiative under this Charter shall be held on the first authorized uniform election date that occurs after the sixty-fifth (65th) day after the petition was presented to the City Council.

(Ord. No. 1080, Meas. 24, 12-10-2013/Election 11-5-2013)