Chapter 13.08 — GENERAL PROCEDURE

(a) Authorized. Objections may be made to ordering improvements or acquisitions, or to grades, or to an assessment, or the extent of the district, or to any supplemental assessment or reassessment, the legality of any act or proceedings, or to changes, or to any part of any thereof, at or before the hour set for hearing thereon.

(b) Form. Protests shall be in writing, signed by the protestant, contain a description of the property owned by him sufficient to identify same, and state their interest therein and the nature of the protest, and be filed with the city clerk.

(c) Legality. Objections to legality shall specify the illegality and no other illegalities need be considered.

(d) Majority Protests. The council, by the affirmative vote of four-fifths of its members, may overrule protests by the owners of more than half the area to be assessed.

(Ord. 2277 (part), 1966: prior code § 40.201)

(a) Time. No hearing need be set for a longer period than the time required for giving notice thereof.

(b) Hearing. At the hearing the council shall consider and pass upon the protests, may remedy or correct any irregularity, and may order any improvements or acquisition to be completed according to the plans and specifications and to their satisfaction.

(c) Continuances. A hearing may be continued. Where any matter is noticed for hearing and is not heard it shall be deemed submitted and may be acted upon at any subsequent meeting.

(Ord. 2277 (part), 1966: prior code § 40.202)

(a) Authorized. During the progress of the project, the legislative body may make changes in the improvements or acquisitions, the boundaries of the proposed assessment district, or the assessment or the estimate of costs, or in any of the proceedings or procedures.

(b) Notice. Where said changes result in extending the boundaries of the assessment district, increasing the total amount to be collected, or increasing improvements or acquisitions or making substitutions therein, or in the proceedings or procedures, they shall not be ordered except after notice of its intention so to do has been posted and published in the newspaper in which the resolution of intention or notice of improvement was published, describing the proposed changes and specifying the time and place of hearing.

(c) Protests. Protests may only be made against the proposed changes.

(d) Order. If no protests are made, or are found to be insufficient, or have been overruled, immediately thereon the council may order such changes.

(e) Record. Said changes may be made upon the face of the plans, specifications, estimate, diagram, assessment or other document affected, or by an amended or supplemental document.

(f) Lien. The lien date of the original assessment shall not be affected by such order. The lien date of such changes shall be the date on which the original assessment was recorded.

(Ord. 2277 (part), 1966: prior code § 40.203)

(a) Authorized. If the first assessment for any improvement or acquisition, or if the bonds issued to pay all costs, damages and expenses incurred

or to be incurred, including any judgments rendered, or to be rendered, and the costs and expenses of such action or proceedings, or the estimated amount of any thereof, are insufficient, the council may order a supplemental assessment to raise such deficit.

(b) How Levied. The assessment shall be made and collected in the same manner, as nearly as may be, as the first assessment, or a reassessment may be had therefor, and said proceedings may be repeated until sufficient money is raised to pay for same.

(c) Notice and Order. Notice shall be given, protests may be made, and said supplemental assessment heard, confirmed and recorded as herein provided for modifications.

(d) Payment. Proceedings for notice, demand and payment shall be had as provided for the original assessment.

(Ord. 2277 (part), 1966: prior code § 40.204)