Amendments to this Charter may be framed and proposed:
(a) 
In the manner provided by law, or
(b) 
By ordinance of the Council containing the full text of the proposed amendment and effective upon adoption, or
(c) 
By report of a Charter Commission created by ordinance, or
(d) 
By the voters of the City.
Proposal of an amendment must be submitted to the City Secretary in advance of a petition and reviewed by the City Attorney for conformity with this Charter, legality, and for the City Attorney to provide a title to be used on the petition and ballot and a description of the effect of the proposed Charter amendment. Upon approval of sufficiency of the proposed amendment, the amendment will be submitted to the voters of the City.
A proposed amendment initiated by the voters shall be by petition containing the description of the amendment and title approved by the City Attorney and on forms issued by the City Secretary. The subject matter of a Charter amendment must not be legislative and must be directed at the form of government and governance of the City authorizing or limiting its powers and directing the manner of exercise of those powers. The petition must be signed by a number of registered voters of the City that exceeds the lesser of (a) five (5) percent of the total number of those registered to vote at the last regular City election, or (b) 20,000. The petitioners' committee may withdraw the petition at any time before the City Secretary certifies the petition for sufficiency.
(Ordinance 2024-O-045 adopted 11/18/2024)
Upon delivery to the City election authorities of the report of a Charter Commission or delivery by the City Secretary of an adopted ordinance or a petition finally determined sufficient, proposing an amendment pursuant to Section 8.01, the election authorities shall submit the proposed amendment to the voters of the City at an election. Such election shall be announced by a notice containing the complete text of the proposed amendment, published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City, and posted on the City's official website at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of the election. The election will be held on the next available uniform election date as allowed by law.
(Ordinance 2024-O-045 adopted 11/18/2024)
If a majority of those voting upon a proposed Charter amendment vote in favor of it, the City Council shall enter an order declaring adoption. The amendment shall become effective at the time fixed in the amendment or, if no time is therein fixed, upon entry of such order by City Council.