(a) Initiation. Council, in order to ascertain whether or not a reasonable number of property owners to be assessed desires any particular improvement to be made, may request and receive a petition therefor, or may receive such a petition voluntarily presented, but in either event, such petition shall be advisory only and shall not be jurisdictional.
(b) Contents. An advisory petition shall be addressed to Council and contain a brief description of the improvement sought to be made or the nuisance or hazard sought to be abated, and shall be signed by property owners only, whose signatures shall be followed by a brief description of the property owned by them. The signatures on such petition shall be verified by the oath of one or more of the circulators of such petition before filing.
(c) Filing. Advisory petitions shall be filed with the City Clerk who shall check them for signatures and correctness. If they are found to be in order he or she shall refer them to the Mayor who shall present them to Council at its next regular or special meeting called for that purpose, together with his or her recommendations.
(Ord. 24, passed 12-8-1954)