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A__:. Any proposed ordinance may be submitted to the city council upon petition of registered qmatifi~ electors pursuant to the requirements and procedures set forth in C.R.S. § 31-11-101 et seq. Tit!e, 1 A.qq~l~ Ath CD~ 10'-/~ B. The persons designated pursuant to C.R.S. section 31-11- 106(2) as representatives of the propOnents of an initiative petition may withdraw the petition from consideration as a ballot issue by filing a letter with the city clerk requesting that the petition not be placed on the ballot. The letter shall be signed and acknowledged by both designated representatives before an officer authorized to take acknowledgments. The letter shall be filed with the city clerk no later than one day prior to the effective date of the ordinance or resolution submitting the petition to a vote of the registered electors. Section 2. Chapter 1.16 of the Louisville Municipal Code is hereby amended by the addition of a new section 1.16.045 to read as follows: Sec. 1.16.045. Ballot Titles. A. The ballot title for an initiated or referred measure shall be fixed by the city council or its designee, as determined by city council resolution. The city council shall fix the ballot title for any measure referred by the city council without receipt of a petition. The city council or its designee may obtain the assistance of the city administrator, city clerk, and city attorney in the fixing of any ballot title. B. In fixing a ballot title, the city council or its designee shall follow the requirements of C.R.S. section 31-11-111 and any other applicable law. C. Any person presenting an initiative or referendum petition or any registered elector of the City who is not satisfied with the ballot title for a initiative, referendum or referred measure as fixed by the city council or its designee, and who claims that the ballot title does not conform to the criteria of state law, may file with the city clerk within forty-eight hours after the title is fixed a motion for a rehearing on the ballot title. The Mayor shall set a date and time for the hearing. The hearing shall be held before the body that fixed the ballot title within 10 days after the motion for rehearing is filed, except that if the ballot title was fixed by city council, the hearing shall be held before city council no later than the next regularly scheduled meeting of the city council. Written notice of the hearing shall be hand delivered to the person filing the motion_and, if applicable, to the persons designated in the initiative or referendum petition as representing the proponents thereof. If hand delivery cannot be made, notice shall be provided by posting at the addresses designated by such persons or by regular mailing to such addresses. At least twenty-four hours prior to the hearing, the person filing the motion shall file with the city clerk a written statement describing how the title fixed does not comply with applicable legal 2