§ 5.3. Time For Submission of Referendum Petition and Suspension of Ordinance

Any Petitioner seeking a referendum on an enacted ordinance shall submit to the Town Clerk a written notice of intent to circulate a referendum petition and the proposed form of petition within thirteen (13) days after publication following final passage of the subject ordinance, and the Town Clerk shall promptly transmit the notice of intent to the Council. The Petitioner shall circulate and file the signed referendum petition with the Town Clerk no later than thirty (30) days after publication following final passage of the subject ordinance. Upon filing of the notice of intent, the ordinance shall be suspended until one of the following has occurred:

A)

Thirty (30) days have passed since the publication following final passage of the subject ordinance and a signed referendum petition meeting all the requirements of this Charter has not been filed with the Town Clerk; or

B)

The subject ordinance has been approved by the electorate in accordance with the provisions of this Charter; or

C)

The Council has repealed the subject ordinance.

(Charter 2003; amended by Ordinance No. 2012-767, adopted February 7, 2012 and passed at election April 3, 2012.)