(a) The qualified voters of the City, by the initiative, may propose and enact any ordinance which the Council has power to enact under this Charter except as otherwise provided in this section. Ordinances granting, extending, renewing, or amending franchises for public utilities and ordinances regulating compensation or days and hours of work of appointive personnel shall not be subject to the initiative.

(b) The qualified voters of the City, by the referendum, may approve or reject any ordinance passed by the Council except as otherwise provided in this section. Ordinances necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety (herein called emergency ordinances), shall not be subject to the referendum.

(c) Ordinances dedicating revenues, ordinances making, repealing, transferring, or otherwise changing appropriations, and special ordinances, shall not be subject to either the initiative or the referendum.