HB2244 H PS AM #1

Charnock  3919

The Committee on Political Subdivisions moved to amend the bill by striking everything after the enacting clause and inserting the following:

“ARTICLE 12. GENERAL AND SPECIFIC POWERS, DUTIES AND ALLIED RELATIONS OF MUNICIPALITIES, GOVERNING BODIES AND MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; SUITS AGAINST MUNICIPALITIES.

§8-12-4. Power to provide by charter for initiative, referendum and recall.

(a) Any city may by charter provision provide for any or all of the following:

(1) The initiation of ordinances by petition bearing the signatures, written in their own handwriting, of not less than 10 percent of the qualified voters of such city;

(2) The submission to the qualified voters of such city of a proposed ordinance at a regular municipal election or special municipal election hold a referendum at the time of the next upcoming primary or general election upon petition bearing the signatures, written in their own handwriting, of not less than 10 percent of the qualified voters of such city or upon resolution of the governing body of such city; and

(3) The holding of a special municipal election to submit As part of a regular municipal election a submission shall be made to the qualified voters of such city the question of the recall of an elected officer upon petition bearing the signatures, written in their own handwriting, of not less than 20 percent of the qualified voters of such city. Not more than one recall election shall be held with respect to an officer during his or her term of office.

(b) Any city shall, upon presentation of a petition bearing the signatures, written in their own handwriting, of not less than 15 percent of the votes in the last general election, hold a referendum at the time of the next upcoming municipal election to submit to the qualified voters of such city the question of a recall of any ordinance or city code provision previously enacted by the governance of the municipality.”

Adopted

Rejected