§ 15. Referendum; Petition.

(1)

Referendum; Petition. Every ordinance of the City of Orlando shall take effect ten (10) days after its passage or as otherwise provided therein. Prior to the effective date of any ordinance, the electors of the City of Orlando may seek to repeal said ordinance by petition signed by fifteen (15) percent of the total number of the qualified registered voters of the City of Orlando registered to vote as of January 1 of the year in which the petition is initiated. If all petition requirements as set forth by the City are met prior to the effective date of the ordinance, the ordinance shall be suspended from taking effect and the City Council shall, within forty-five (45) days, convene and either: (a) reconsider or repeal said ordinance after appropriate notice and public hearing; (b) submit the proposed ordinance to the voters by placing the proposed ordinance on the ballot at the next citywide general election; or (c) call a special election at which the adoption or rejection of such ordinance shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the City. If a majority of the qualified electors voting on the proposed repeal vote to repeal the ordinance, the ordinance shall not be operative; otherwise, the ordinance shall become a valid ordinance in the City upon certification of the election results by the City Clerk.

(2)

City Council Submission. The City Council, on its own motion, may submit to popular vote for adoption or rejection by majority vote of the qualified electors voting, any proposed ordinance or measure, by placing the proposed ordinance or measure on the ballot at the next citywide general election or by calling a special election.

(Laws of Fla. ch. 6739(1913), § 11; Laws of Fla. ch. 26455(1949); Ord. No. 2018-55, § 8, 10-8-2018, Doc. #1810081202)