Recognizing the erratic boundary of the City of Lexington at the time this Charter was put into effect, and recognizing the various types and levels of services provided to citizens and property owners in the areas adjacent to the City of Lexington at the time this Charter was implemented, the Council of the Merged Government shall be empowered to create or establish one or more Partial Urban Services Districts into which one (1) or more of the services provided within the Full Urban Services District shall be expanded or extended.
A. In no case shall the Council create or establish a Partial Urban Services District until:
1. The Council prepares and adopts a resolution specifying its intention to create or establish a Partial Urban Services District, the area to be included in said district, the findings of the Council concerning the need for the additional service or services involved in the area specified, and the ability of the Merged Government to extend such service or services to the area specified;
2. The Council publishes the contents of said resolution at least once a week for a period of three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the territory of the Merged Government;
3. The Council has conducted at least one (1) public hearing at a time and place other than a regular meeting of the Council following the publication of said resolution to inform and receive the views of all interested persons concerning the proposed creation and establishment of said Partial Urban Services District; and
4. The Council has prepared and adopted an ordinance specifying the area to be included in said district, the kind, type, level, and character of the service or services to be provided by the Merged Government.
B. In no case shall an ordinance to create or establish a Partial Urban Services District become effective until such time as the service or services specified in the ordinance have been provided in the area in question.