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the departments; to authorize or otherwise affect the issuance of bonds, notes or other debt instruments of the city; to authorize a contract for a public improvement or an expenditure of money which contract is to be paid or expenditure is to be made, in whole or part, from the proceeds of bonds, notes or other debt instruments of the city; and to provide for the payment of operating expenses of any department of the city. 0) Initiated Legislation Subject to Referendum. Ordinances and resolu- tions submitted to council by initiative petition, as provided in Section 9.2, and passed by council without change, or passed in an amended form and not required to be submitted to a vote of the registered voters by a com- mittee of the petitioners, shall be subject to referendum in the same man- ner as other ordinances and resolutions. (k) Referendum of Measures Taking Early Effect. An ordinance or resolu- tion that under Section 2.12 goes into effect earlier than 4o days after its passage and approval by the mayor, or the expiration of the time within which it may be disapproved by the mayor, or its passage notwithstanding the disapproval by the mayor, as the case may be, shall go into effect at the time indicated in the ordinance or resolution but shall be subject to refer- endum in the same manner as other ordinances and resolutions, except that it shall go into effect at the time indicated in the ordinance or resolu- tion. If the ordinance or resolution is submitted to the registered voters and not approved, it shall be considered repealed and any further action under the ordinance or resolution shall cease; but the repealed ordinance or resolution shall be deemed sufficient authority for payment under the ordinance or resolution of any expense incurred, work done, or material or service furnished previous to the referendum. (1) Acts Preliminary to Referendum Election. In case a petition is filed re- quiring that a measure passed by council providing for an expenditure of money or a public improvement be submitted to a vote of the registered voters, all steps preliminary to the actual expenditure or actual execution of a contract for the improvement may be taken prior to the election. 9.4 RECALL (a) Recall Procedure. Any elected officer provided for in this charter may be removed from office by the registered voters qualified to vote for the office as provided in this section. A petition demanding that the question of removing the officer be submitted to those qualified to vote for the office shall be addressed to council and filed with the clerk of council. The peti- 36