§ 46-2. City clerk action on petition for recall.  


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  • Upon receipt of the report regarding the validation of signatures, the city clerk shall forthwith determine the sufficiency of the petition. If the clerk finds the petition sufficient, the city clerk shall forthwith serve notice of that fact upon the elective officer designated in the petition. If the official designated in the petition files a written resignation with the city clerk within five days after such notice, the office shall be forfeited. Such resignation shall be irrevocable, and the vacancy shall be filled in the manner of filling vacancies provided in this charter. If the elective officer whose removal is sought does not resign within five days after such notice, the city clerk shall thereupon forthwith order and provide for an election to determine the question of the removal of the elective officer. The city clerk shall solicit from such official a general statement in not more than two hundred words of the grounds upon which the person should retain office.

(Ord. No. 1748-2014, 7-21-2014; Ord. No. 2972-2016 , § 1, 12-12-2016)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 2972-2016 , § 1, adopted Dec. 12, 2016, changed the title of § 46-2 from "City clerk action on petion for proposed charter amendment" to "City clerk action on petition for recall". This historic notation has been preserved for reference purposes.