HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD379ORDINANCE NO.379
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,AMENDING THE APACHE JUNCTION CITY
CODE,CHAPTER 1 GENERAL,BY ADDING ARTICLE 1-11 INITIATIVE
PETITIONS;REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS;PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY;AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I IN GENERAL
That the Apache Junction City Code,Chapter 1 GENERAL,be amended by
adding Article 1-11 Initiative Petitions,to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1-11 Initiative Petitions
1,11-1 Number of Signatures Required
1-11-2 Petition Filing Deadline
1-11-3 Duties of the City Clerk
1-11-4 Responsibilities of the Applicant
Sec.1-11-1 Number of Signatures Required
Fifteen percent of the total number of registered voters qualified to vote
in the last preceding municipal election at which a member or members of
the city council were elected shall be the basis on which the number of
electors of the city required to file an initiative petition shall be
computed.
Sec.1-11-2 Petition Filing Deadline
All petitions submitted under this section shall be filed with the city
clerk not less than four months preceding the date of the election at
which the measures -so proposed are to be voted upon.
Sec.1-11-3 Duties of the City Clerk
A.Upon receipt of an application for an initiative petition number as
provided by Arizona Revised Statutes 19-111 and amendments thereto,
the City Clerk shall assign an official number to said petitions
and issue that number to the applicant.
B.The City Clerk shall furnish to each applicant an initiative
petition form as provided by the Secretary of State's office
and a copy of the text of Arizona Revised Statutes Title 19
Initiative,Referendum and Recall,and this Article 1-11.
C.I t shall not be the responsibility of the City Clerk to furnish
the applicant with a completed initiative petition form containing
the proposed law or measure to be initiated or to provide the text
of the proposed law or measure to be initiated.
D.Unless otherwise stated by this code,the duties of the city clerk
with regard to initiative petitions shall be the same as prescribed
in A.R.S.Title 19 and amendments thereto,and the Arizona Constitution.
Sec.1-11-4 Responsibilities of the Applicant
I t shall be the responsibility of the applicant for an initiative petition
to comply with the procedures for an initiative as prescribed in A.R.S.
Title 19,the Arizona State Constitution and this Code.
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SECTION I I REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS
All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of
this ordinance or any part of the code adopted herein by reference are
hereby repealed.
SECTION III PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY
I f any section,subsection,sentence,clause,phrase or portion of this
ordinance or any part of the code adopted herein by reference is,for any
reason,held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court
of competent jurisdiction,such decision shall not affect the validity of
the remaining portions thereof.
SECTION IV EMERGENCY CLAUSE
I t being necessaey for the preservation of the peace,health and safety of the
City of Apache Junction,Arizona,that this ordinance become effective
immediately,an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance
shall be effective immediately upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,THIS 16TH DAY OF APRIL ,1985.
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN CONNELLY /7
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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KAritirgAVID-F." ALE
City`Attorney
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