The Village Council shall award a franchise to an applicant only after a public hearing on the application and proposal, notice of which hearing shall be published in a local newspaper of general circulation at least 20 days before the date of the hearing. Except as otherwise provided in § 113.051, all contracts granting or giving any original franchise or extending or amending any existing franchise shall be made by ordinance, which ordinance shall be thereafter published in the manner prescribed by law.
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