§ 7. Examination and sufficiency.

(a)

The city secretary shall examine each signature separately and disqualify any signature not having all of the information required or not found to be that of a qualified voter of the city, determine whether the petition contains the requisite number of valid signatures, and complete a certification as to the sufficiency of the petition signatures within fourteen (14) days following the date the circulated petition is filed with the city secretary. The petitioner shall be notified by certified mail of the sufficiency of, or any insufficiencies in, the petition.

(b)

If the petition is certified as sufficient, the city secretary shall cause the same to be placed on the agenda for the first council meeting that is scheduled three or more days after the date of the certification.

(c)

If the petition is certified as insufficient due to the disqualification or invalidity of signatures, the petitioner shall have fourteen (14) days following the date the number of signatures is found insufficient to file a supplementary petition with additional signatures sufficient in number to equal the required number of signatures. Upon supplementary petitions being timely filed, the city secretary shall have seven (7) days from the date such supplementary petition is filed to certify the petition as sufficient or insufficient. If such petition is certified as sufficient, the city secretary shall place it on the council agenda as provided in paragraph (b) above.