§ 3.12.040. Notice of hearing—Opening of bids.

After the council has approved the engineer's report as submitted or as amended by the council:

A.

It shall direct the city recorder to cause to be published forthwith once each week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in Sheridan, 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 (10) days immediately following the first publication of notice, when any objections thereto will be considered by the council at a public hearing;

2.

That written remonstrances 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 improvements;

3.

That the improvement will be abandoned for at least six months if there is presented a valid remonstrance of the owners of the property affected by such improvement which will bear sixty (60) percent of the total cost of the improvement according to the method of assessment set forth in the council-approved engineer's report and which method or basis shall be specified in said 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 the other owners thereof as defined herein;

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.

It shall also direct the city recorder to send forthwith 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 herein, of property to be specially benefitted by the proposed improvement.

C.

It may, in its discretion, 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 hearing; 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 3.12.060 shall be followed by the council.

(Ord. 1211-C § 4, 1956)