Vallejo Municipal Code Ch. 14.08 General Procedure

Objections may be made to ordering improvements or acquisitions, to grades, to an assessment, to the extent of the district, to any supplemental assessment or reassessment, to the legality of any act or proceedings, or to any part of any thereof.

(Ord. 57 N.C.(2d) § 1 (2.01.01), 1971.)

Protests shall be in writing, signed by the protestant, contain a description of the property owned by him sufficient to identify same, and state his interest therein and the grounds of protest, and be filed with the city clerk at or before the hour set for hearing thereof. The clerk shall endorse thereon the day and hour of filing.

(Ord. 57 N.C.(2d) § 1 (2.01.2), 1971.)

Objections to legality shall specify the illegality claimed and no other illegalities need be considered.

(Ord. 57 N.C.(2d) § 1 (2.01.03), 1971.)

Any written protest may be withdrawn by the protestant either orally in public meeting or in writing and filed with the clerk at any time before council action on the project.

(Ord. 57 N.C.(2d) § 1 (2.01.04), 1971.)

The council, by the affirmative vote of five-sevenths of its members, may overrule protests by the owners of more than half the area to be assessed, provided that proceedings have been had as provided in Sections 14.20.010 through 14.20.090 of this code, or its application is avoided by petition or otherwise.

(Ord. 57 N.C.(2d) § 1 (2.01.45), 1971.)

At the hearing the council shall consider and pass upon protests, may remedy or correct any irregularity, and may order any improvement or acquisitions to be completed according to the plans and specifications and to its satisfaction.

(Ord. 57 N.C.(2d) § 1 (2.02.01), 1971.)

A hearing may be continued to a time and place certain and no notice of such continuance by posting or otherwise shall be required. 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. 57 N.C.(2d) § 1 (2.02.02), 1971.)

During the process of the project, the council may make changes in the improvements or acquisitions, the boundaries of the assessment district, the assessments, the estimate of the costs, or the proceedings.

(Ord. 57 N.C.(2d) § 1 (2.03.01), 1971.)

Where the changes result in extending the boundaries of the assessment district, increasing the total amount to be collected, or in the proceedings, or in the amount of any assessment after it has been levied, it shall not be ordered except after notice of its intention so to do published by one insertion 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, and posted and mailed to the owners affected.

(Ord. 57 N.C.(2d) § 1 (2.03.02), 1971.)

Protests may only be made against the proposed changes.

(Ord. 57 N.C. (2d) § 1 (2.03.03), 1971.)

If no protests are made, or are found to be insufficient, or have been overruled, immediately thereon the council may order the changes by the affirmative vote of a majority of its members.

(Ord. 57 N.C.(2d) § 1 (2.03.04), 1971.)

The 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.

(Ord. 57 N.C.(2d) § 1 (2.03.05), 1971.)

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

(Ord. 57 N.C.(2d) § 1 (2.04.01), 1971.)

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.

(Ord. 57 N.C.(2d) § 1 (2.04.02), 1971.)

Notice shall be given, protests may be made, and the supplemental assessment had, confirmed and recorded as provided in Sections 14.08.080 through 14.08.120.

(Ord. 57 N.C.(2d) § 1 (2.04.03), 1971.)

Proceedings for notice, demand and payment shall be had as provided far the original assessment.

(Ord. 57 N.C.(2) § 1 (2.04.04), 1971.)

Notwithstanding any provision in any act regarding the manner in which assessments may be determined, the city council may adopt and confirm such assessment as will, in their opinion, best and most equitably apportion the cost of the improvement among the benefited properties according to benefits received. For this purpose, the district may be divided into zones of benefit. The determination of the council shall be final and conclusive.

(Ord. 57 N.C.(2d) § 1 (2.05.01), 1971.)