§ 9.03. Petitions.

(a)

Number of signatures. Initiative and citizen referendum petitions must be signed by registered voters of the city equal in number to at least ten percent of the total number of registered voters of the city.

(b)

Form and content. All papers of a petition shall be uniform in size and style. Each signature shall be executed in ink or indelible pencil and shall be followed by the address of the person signing. Initiative and citizen referendum petitions shall contain or have attached thereto throughout their circulation the full text of the ordinance or resolution proposed or the ordinance or resolution sought to be reconsidered as the case may be.

(c)

Affidavit of circulator. All papers of a petition shall have attached to them when filed an affidavit executed by the person circulating them stating that he or she personally circulated the papers, 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 or resolution proposed or the ordinance or resolution sought to be reconsidered as the case may be.

(d)

Time for filing final petition signatures. All signatures on final petitions must be signed within six months of submission to the city clerk.

(Ord. No. 2013-36, exh. A, 11-26-13)