HomeMy WebLinkAbout0202 Procedure for Initiatives & Referendums 1979ORDINANCE NO. 202
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHUBBUCK, IDAHO, PROVIDING FOR
DIRECT LEGISLATION THROUGH INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM;
ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES THEREFOR; PROVIDING AN EXECEPTION
FOR ORDINANCES RELATING TO BONDED INDEBTEDNESS OR ELECTIONS
~ONNECTED THEREWITH; AND PROVIDING WHEN THIS ORDINANCE
SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHUBBUCK, IDAHO:
SECTION 1: Creation of Right. The people of this city
shall have the right to enact ordinances through the initiative
process, and to repeal ordinances through the referendum process,
according to the procedures set forth herein.
SECTION 2: Number of Petitioners Required. To enact an
ordinance by initiative or to repeal an ordlnance by referendum,
there shall be attached or appended to a written petition the
signatures of the legal voters of the city equal to at least
twentY (20) percent of the total number of voters registered to
vote at the last general election~in the city.
SECTION 3: Time for Filing Petitions. Referendum petitions
with the requisite number of signatures attached shall be filed
with the city clerk not less than sixty (60) days following the
final adoption of the ordinance to be subject to referendum.
SECTION 4: Time for Election. A special election for
initiative or referendum shall be conducted not more than 90 days
following the certification of the petition, provided that in the
event a municipal election will occur within ninety (90) days,
the initiative and referendum shall be submitted at the time of
the municipal election.
SECTION 5: Requirements for Signature, Verification of Valid
Petitions, Printing of Petition, and Time Limits. Referendum
and initiative petitions shall conform with the requirements for
signature, verification of valid petitions, printing of petitions,
and time limits, except as expresslY modified to meet the purposes
of initiative and referendum to be as nearly as practicable as
provided in Section 34-1701 through 34-1705 of the Idaho Code.
SECTION 6: Exception for Bond Ordinances and Elections. The
foregoing provisions shall not apply to ordinances relating to
bonded indebtedness or elections connected therewith.
SECTION 7: Effective Date: This Ordinance shall become
effective upon its passage, approval and publication as Provided
by law. ~
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR of the City
of Chubbuck, Idaho, this 8 th day of May , 1979.
ATTEST:
City Clerk