7.100.030 Petition format.
A. The petition prepared by the clerk for issuance to the petition sponsors shall be in substantial compliance with this section. The petition shall be prepared within two (2) weeks after certification of the application. Each copy of the petition shall contain:
1. Each page must contain a summary of the ordinance or resolution to be initiated or the ordinance or resolution to be referred;
2. The complete ordinance or resolution sought to be initiated or referred as submitted by the sponsors;
3. The date on which the petition is issued by the clerk;
4. Notice that signatures must be secured within ninety (90) calendar days after the date the petition is issued;
5. Space for each signature, the printed name of each signer, the date each signature is affixed, and the residence and mailing address of each signer;
6. A statement, with space for the sponsor’s sworn signature and date of signing, that the sponsor personally circulated the petition, that all signatures were affixed in the presence of the sponsor, and that the sponsor believes the signatures to be those of the persons whose names they purport to be; and
7. Space for indicating the total number of signatures on the petition.
B. Each booklet shall be assembled by the clerk and all pages within each booklet shall be stapled or otherwise fastened together.
C. The clerk shall notify the contact person in writing when the petition is available. The contact person is responsible for notifying sponsors. Copies of the petition shall be provided by the clerk to each sponsor who appears in the clerk’s office and requests a petition, and the clerk shall mail the petition to each sponsor who requests that the petition be mailed. [Ord. 11-13 § 2.]