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X. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER a. Form. All Charter amendment proposals shall be prepared and submitted on a form furnished by the Commission staff, with all applicable portions completed by a Commission member. b. Deadline to Propose Amendments. All proposed amendments must be submitted to the Commission by a date to be determined by the Commission. c. Proposals for a Charter amendment shall require two readings, to be adopted and transmitted to the electorate for final approval. If the proposal does not receive a favorable vote at either of the two readings, the proposal shall be deemed lost. The following procedures shall be followed in the consideration, approval, and adoption of proposals for a Charter amendment: Proposal is submitted for consideration by the Commission. If the proposal is accepted by the Commission for consideration, the proposal shall be referred to Commission staff to properly format the proposal for further consideration. The properly formatted proposal shall be referred to the next regularly scheduled meeting. ii. The Commission shall then consider the proposal and may propose further amendments to that proposal, if it so desires. If the proposal is disapproved at this step, the proposal shall be deemed lost and shall not be considered again except upon a vote to reconsider. This step shall be considered the first reading of the proposal. iii. Upon approval of a proposal by the Commission at first reading, the proposal may be referred to legal counsel for further review. The Commission may also refer the proposal to appropriate agencies, organizations, or persons for their recommendations regarding the proposal. iv. Within 20 business days of receiving the proposal for review, legal counsel, and any agency, organization, or person that received the proposal, shall submit a report to the Commission with any recommendations or comments. The Commission may then accept or reject the recommendations, and in doing so, may amend the proposal. v. Upon consideration of any recommendations or comments by legal counsel, and any agency, organization, or person that received the proposal, the Commission shall then refer the proposal back to the Commission staff to properly format the proposal. Commission staff shall also arrange all proposals in the order to be considered by the Commission and shall file a report with the Commission detailing the arrangement of the proposals, which shall complete the first reading process. 7