Ordinance 2433-99 - Laserfiche WebLink

0 , , and transmit to the petitioner the number of required signatures as determined by the Snohomish County Auditor. The petitioner shall have thirty(30)days in which to secure the signatures of not less than fifteen(15)percent of the registered voters of the City,as of the last general election, upon petition forms which contain the ballot title and the full text of the measure to be referred. With the assistance of the Snohomish County Auditor, the City Clerk shall verify the sufficiency of the signatures on the petition and, if sufficient valid signatures are properly submitted, shall certify the referendum measure to the next election within the City if one is to be held within one hundred eighty(180)days from the date of filing of the referendum petition, or at a special election to be called for that purpose in accordance with RCW 29.13.020. This referendum procedure shall be exclusive and,by virtue of RCW 84.52.069, as amended by Chapter 224, Laws of Washington 1999, shall supersede the procedures provided under all other statutory or Charter provisions for initiative or referendum which might otherwise apply. SECTION 10: Severability. In the event any one or more of the provisions of this ordinance shall for any reason be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect or invalidate any other provision of this ordinance,but this ordinance shall be construed and enforced as if such invalid provision had not been contained therein;provided,that any provision which shall for any reason be held by reason of its extent to be invalid shall be deemed to be in effect to the extent permitted by law. PASSED by the Council of the City of Everett at a regular meeting thereof,held this 22nd day of December -, 1999, after introduction on DPcPmbPr 8 , 1999, and second reading on December 8 , 1999. i// 4° G44,C''A EDWAW D. l SEN, MAYOR C ATT T: / _ii[ L , � I CLERK Passed: 12-22-99 Valid: 12-22-99 Published: 1-1-2000 Effective: 1-8-2000 4