(a) If the city clerk determines that the initiative or referendum petition is valid, then the petition shall be presented to the city council at a regular or special meeting not later than 30 days of that final determination. The final determination of sufficiency will not be issued by the city clerk until the 20-day protest period has elapsed or following the conclusion of a protest hearing, whichever occurs later. The city council may adopt the initiative or referendum ordinance without alteration by a majority vote of all members of the city council. If not adopted without alteration, the city clerk shall submit the initiative or referendum ordinance to a vote of the registered electors of the City.

(b) The ballot upon which such ordinance is submitted shall state briefly its nature and shall contain the words "yes" and "no," in order to comply with the requirements of the Charter. (Ord. No. 2016-35, § 13, 8-8-2016)