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'5" 'J,t¡. -2- MEASURE NO.2 SHALL SECTION 3.03 OF THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: Sec. 3.03. Council to judge election and qualifications. The city council shall be the judge of the election and qualifications of its own members. MEASURE NO.3 SHALL THE FIRST SENTENCE OF SECTION 3.05 OF THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: The Mayor shall preside at all meetings of the council and shall be recognized as head of the city government for all ceremonial purposes, for the purpose of receiving service of civil process, for military purposes, and~ as principal liaison between council members and the city manager and other council appointees. MEASURE NO.4 SHALL THE FIRST SENTENCE OF SECTION 3.06(a) OF THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: A special election to fill a vacancy shall be called in accordance with state law. MEASURE NO.5 SHALL THE FIRST SENTENCE OF SECTION 3.17(b) OF THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: The city council shall have the authority to remove any city official appointed or approved by the city council. MEASURE NO.6 SHALL SECTIONS 6.05 AND 6.06 OF THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: Sec. 6.05. Council consideration submission to voters. (a) When the council receives an authorized initiative petition certified by the city secretary to be sufficient, the council, within 30 days after the date of the certification, shall either: I ! (1) pass the initiated ordinance without amendment; or (2) call an election on the adoption of the initiated ordinance without amendments, to be held on the next uniform date authorized by state law for municipal elections which is at least 45 days after the date on which the council acts. At the election, the council may submit the initiated ordinance without amendment, and an alternative ordinance on the same subject proposed by the council; the voters being given the opportunity to accept or reject both. If both