§ 55. Initiative and referendum.

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(1)

Initiative. The registered voters of the city shall have power to propose ordinances to the city commission and, if the city commission fails to adopt an ordinance so proposed without any change in substance, to adopt or reject it at a city election, but such power shall not extend to the budget or capital program or any ordinance relating to appropriation of money, levy of taxes, comprehensive planning, zoning, or salaries of city officers or employees.

(2)

Citizen Referendum. The registered voters of the city shall have the power to require reconsideration by the city commission of any adopted ordinance and, if the commission fails to repeal an ordinance so reconsidered, to approve or reject it at a city election, but such power shall not extend to the budget or capital program or any ordinance relating to appropriation of money, levy of taxes, comprehensive planning, zoning, or salaries of city officers or employees.

                    
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