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2.04.125 Advisory Questions Referred by Council.

Label: City code section

(Added by Ordinance 177200; amended by Ordinances 191522 and 191973, effective January 1, 2025.)

  1. A. Preparation of ballot title and resolution; effective date.
    1. 1. Prior to final Council action on an advisory question to be referred to the eligible electors, an elected City official or committee of the Council will submit a ballot title, explanatory statement and resolution to the Auditor in accordance with Section 3.02.020. The ballot title may be prepared by:
      1. a. the City Attorney at the request of the Council, a committee of the Council, or elected official;
      2. b. the Council or a committee of the Council; or 
      3. c. an elected City official.
    2. If the City Attorney is asked by the Council, a committee of the Council, or an elected official to prepare the ballot title and resolution, the ballot title and resolution will be transmitted to the Council, committee of the Council, or elected official within five business days of the request, unless a longer time period is specified by the Council, committee of the Council, or elected official.
    3. 2. The ballot title must comply with the requirements of Subsection 2.04.060 B.
    4. 3. The explanatory statement must comply with the requirements of state law. 
    5. 4. An advisory question will be placed on the ballot if the Council enacts a resolution directing that a measure be placed on the ballot.
    6. 5. An advisory question is considered referred under this Section as of the date the Council adopts the resolution directing placement of the question on the ballot.
  2. B. Publication. Upon referral of the measure as outlined in Subsection 2.04.125 A., the Auditor will publish in the next available edition of a newspaper of general circulation in the City, a notice of receipt of ballot title, that an eligible elector may file a petition for review of the ballot title, and the date by which the appeal must be filed.
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