12-510b.   Exclusion of veterans affairs medical center land from certaincities; procedure.(a) The governing body of any city in which is located a veterans affairsmedical center, may exclude the veterans affairs medical center land from thecorporate limits of the city in the manner provided by this section. The cityshall adopt a resolution stating that the city is considering the exclusion ofsuch land. The resolution shall:

      (1)   Give notice that a public hearing will be held to consider the exclusionof the land and fix the date, hour and place of the public hearing; and

      (2)   describe the boundaries of the land to be excluded.

      The date fixed for the public hearing shall not be less than 60 nor more than70 daysfollowing the date of the adoption of the resolution fixing the date of thehearing. A copy of the resolution shall be mailed by certified mail to thedirector or person in charge of the veterans affairs medical centernot more than 10 days followingthe date of the adoption of the resolution. The resolution also shall bepublished in the official newspaper of the city not less than one week and notmore than two weeks preceding the date fixed for the public hearing.

      (b)   At the public hearing, a representative of the city shall present thecity's proposal for the exclusion of the land. Following the presentation, allinterested persons shall be given an opportunity to be heard. The governingbody may recess the hearing to a date and time certain which shall be fixed inthe presence of persons in attendance at the hearing.

      (c)   Whenever the governing body of the city finds it advisable to excludeland under the provisions of this section, such exclusion shall be done byordinance duly passed and published.

      History:   L. 1994, ch. 145, § 1; April 14.