Vermont § 506 - Petition for enactment of ordinance; special meeting

§ 506. Petition for enactment of ordinance; special meeting

• (a) Subject to the provisions of section 505 of this charter, voters of the City may at
  any time petition in the same manner as in section 505 of this charter for the enactment
  of any proposed lawful ordinance by filing such petition, including the text of such
  ordinance, with the City Clerk. The Council shall call a special City meeting to be
  held within 45 days of the date of such filing, unless prior to such meeting such
  ordinance shall be enacted by the Council. The warning for such meeting shall include
  a short, concise one-paragraph description of the effects of the proposed ordinance
  and shall provide for an aye and nay vote as to its enactment. The warning shall also
  include reference to a place within the City where copies of the entire text of the
  proposed ordinance may be examined. Such ordinance shall take effect on the 10th day
  after the conclusion of such meeting, provided that the electors as qualified in section
  505 of this charter, constituting a majority of those voting thereon, shall have voted
  in the affirmative. (b) Any such proposed ordinance shall be examined by the City Attorney before being submitted
  to the special City meeting. The City Attorney is authorized subject to the approval
  of the Council, to correct such ordinance so as to avoid repetitions, illegalities,
  and unconstitutional provisions and to ensure accuracy in its text and references
  and clearness and preciseness in its phraseology, but he or she shall not materially
  change its meaning and effect. (c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any appointments of officers, members
  of commissions, or boards made by the Council, or to the appointment of designation
  or Council members, or to rules governing the procedure of the Council.