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-4- Sec. 4.02. city secretary. The city council shall appoint the city secretary, and such assistant city secretaries as the city council shall deem advisable. The city secretary, or an assistant city secretary, shall give notice of council meetings, shall keep the minutes of the proceedings of such meetings, shall authenticate by signature all ordinances and resolutions, and shall perform such other duties as the city manager, with the consent of the city council, shall assign and those elsewhere provided for in this charter. MEASURE NO. SIX SHALL SECTION 5.03 OF THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: Sec. 5.03. Filinq for office. Any qualified person who desires to become a candidate for election to a place on the city council shall file with the city secretary at least forty-five (45) days prior to the election day an application for his or her name to appear on the ballot. Such application shall clearly designate the place on the council to which the candidate seeks election and shall contain the candidate's sworn statement of compliance with the qualification for holding the office sought under the laws of Texas and the provisions of this charter. MEASURE NO. SEVEN SHALL SECTIONS 6.01 AND 6.02 OF THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: Sec. 6.01. Power of initiative. The people of the city reserve the power of direct legislation by initiative, and in the exercise of such power may propose any ordinance or repeal any ordinance not in conflict with this Charter, the state Constitution, or the state laws. Any initiated ordinance may be submitted to the council by a petition signed by at least ten (10) per cent of the qualified voters of the city or two hundred fifty (250), whichever is the greater. Sec. 6.02. Power of referendum. The people reserve the power to approve or reject at the polls any legislation enacted by the council which is subject to the initiative process under this Charter. Prior to or within thirty (30) days after the effective date of any ordinance which is subject to referendum, a petition signed by at least ten (10) per cent of the qualified voters of the city or two hundred fifty (250) whichever is the greater, may be filed with the city secretary requesting that any such ordinance be either repealed or submitted to the vote of the people. When such a petition has been certified as sufficient by the city secretary the ordinance specified in the petition shall not go into effect, or further action thereunder shall be suspended if it shall have gone into effect, until and unless it is approved by the voters as herein provided. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no zoning district boundary ordinance shall be subject to the referendum process.