(1) Charter amendments may be proposed by the Commission, the Council, or the people. Any Charter amendment proposed by the Commission or the Council shall be filed with the filing officer and submitted to the voters at the next November general election occurring at least 90 calendar days after filing. Any Charter amendment proposed by the people shall be filed with the filing officer and submitted to the voters at the next November general election occurring at least 120 days after submittal of signatures to the filing officer for validation. If more than one amendment is submitted on the same ballot, each shall be submitted in such a manner that the people may vote for or against the amendment separately, except that an amendment which embraces a single or interrelated subject may be submitted as a single proposition even though it is composed of changes to one or more articles.

(2) If the proposed amendment is approved by a majority of the voters voting on the issue, it shall be effective ten days after the results of the election are certified, unless a later date is specified in the petition or ordinance proposing the amendment. Any implementing ordinance required by any Charter amendment shall be enacted by the Council within 180 days after the amendment is effective unless the amendment provides otherwise. (Amendment No. 49 proposed by Ordinance No. 2018-52, Approved November 6, 2018; Amendment No. 16, Approved November 5, 1996; Originally Adopted November 4, 1980)