Kingsburg Municipal Code Art. VIII Charter Amendment

Amendments to this Charter shall be approved by a majority of the voters of the City at a regular or special election as set by State law, the Council or this Charter.

(A) Method of Amendment. An amendment to this Charter may be framed and proposed in any manner provided by law, including:

(1) An ordinance, resolution, measure or proposal of the City Council containing the full text of the proposed amendment either initiated by the Council itself or adopted by the Council after report and recommendation of a Charter Review Commission appointed by the Council;

(2) A report with specific full text as prepared by a duly elected Charter Commission as created pursuant to State law; and/or

(3) An initiative by the voters of the City.

(B) Effect of Amendment. If a majority of the registered voters of the City voting upon a proposed Charter amendment vote in favor of it, the amendment shall become effective when accepted and filed by the Secretary of State and shall become operative at that time or at the time fixed in the amendment, whichever is later. The City Clerk shall file the approved Charter amendment with the Secretary of State within forty-five (45) days following the election.