12-17,101a. Same; hearing required before contract let or improvement authorized; notice.
12-17,101a
12-17,101a. Same; hearing
required before contract let or improvement authorized; notice.
(a) Before any contract is let or any work is ordered or
authorized for an improvement or before any services are provided, the
governing body of the district shall hold a public hearing on the
advisability of the improvement or the advisability of providing such
services. Notice of the hearing shall be given at least once each week for
two consecutive weeks in the official city newspaper. At least three days
shall elapse between the last publication and the hearing. The notice shall
include the:
(1) Time and place of hearing;
(2) general nature of the proposed improvements or of the services to
be provided;
(3) the estimated or probable cost of such improvements or the estimated
annual cost of providing such services during the next three years; and
(4) the proposed method or methods by which the governing body proposes
to raise the revenues to finance such improvement or to pay for such services.
(b) Before calling a hearing on the advisability of any improvement or
service, the
governing body may secure a feasibility report to assist in the
determination of
the improvements or services which should be proposed, together with a
preliminary estimate of
the cost of the improvements, services or combination of improvements and
services. The report may be prepared by qualified officers of the city or
by consultants. The governing body also may take such other preliminary
steps prior to the hearing or before ordering any improvements or letting
any contract, including, among other things, the preparation of plans and
specifications, estimates of costs of the improvements or services and
the advertisement for bids thereon, as in its judgment shall be of assistance
in determining the feasibility and desirability of the improvement or
services. The cost of such services may be assessed against the district.
(c) The hearing may be adjourned from time to time until the governing
body shall have made findings by resolution as to the advisability and
nature of the improvements or services to be provided, the
estimated cost of the improvements and the estimated annual cost of
providing such services during the next three years, and the method or
methods by which the governing body proposes to finance such improvements,
including a statement that sets forth the amount to be received from any
capital improvement fund tax by issuance of bonds or from an operations
fund tax, or combination thereof, and the amount to be financed by the
issuance of bonds.
History: L. 1988, ch. 79, § 8; Jan. 1, 1989.