§ 12.04.040. Notice of hearing on Council-approved Engineer's report.

After the Council has approved the Engineer's report as submitted or as amended by the Council, it shall:

(A)

Direct the City Recorder to post in three public places and the City website within the City a notice stating:

(1)

That the report, or amended report, of the City Engineer, as approved by the Council, is on file in the City Recorder's office, subject to examination, giving the date, no earlier than ten days immediately following the posting or mailing of notice when any objections there to will be considered by the Council at a public hearing;

(2)

That written remonstrance may be filed against the proposed improvement at the office of the City Recorder not later than the scheduled time for the Council hearing of objections to the proposed improvement;

(3)

That the improvement will be abandoned for at least six months if there is presented a valid remonstrance by the owners of two-thirds of the property to be specially assessed according to the method of assessment set forth in the Council-approved Engineer's report and which method or basis shall be specified in the notice;

(4)

A description of the boundaries of the district to be specially benefitted by the improvement, giving the names of the record owners thereof and, when readily available, the names of other owners thereof;

(5)

The estimated total cost of the improvement which is to be paid for by special assessment of benefitted property;

(6)

The City Engineer's estimated unit cost of the improvement to the specially benefitted property clearly indicating that this is an estimate and not an assessment;

(B)

Direct the City Recorder to send, within five days after the date of first publication of the notice, by registered mail, the same notice, at his or her last known address, to each record owner and, when readily known, to each owner, as defined in this chapter, of property to be specially benefitted by the proposed improvement; or, in its discretion;

(C)

Direct the City Recorder, upon the basis of the Council-approved Engineer's report, to advertise for bids and designate the time at which such bids shall be opened, which time may be the time of the aforesaid hearings, provided that no such contract shall be let until after any objections to the Council-approved Engineer's report are heard by the Council, and provided that in the letting of any such contract the provisions of section 12.04.060 shall be followed by the Council.

(Code 1981, § 12.04.040; Ord. No. 28, 5-1961; Ord. No. 258, 2-17-1981)