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The City Clerk shall give notice of the hearing in the same manner and within the same time as provided for the giving of notice of a hearing on a resolution of intention to establish a Community Taxing District, as required by Section 6.718.
The notice shall do all of the following:
A. Contain the text of the resolution adopted pursuant to Section 6.741;
B. State the time and place for the hearing;
C. State that at the hearing the testimony of all interested persons for or against the annexation of territory to the Community Taxing District or the levying of special taxes within the territory proposed to be annexed will be heard.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 177,051, Eff. 11-20-05.
At the hearing, protests against the proposals described in the resolution of intention may be made orally by any interested person. Any protests pertaining to the regularity or sufficiency of the proceedings shall be in writing and shall clearly set forth the irregularities or defects to which objection is made. All written protests shall be filed with the City Clerk prior to the time fixed for the hearing. The Council may waive any irregularities in the form or content of any written protest and at the hearing may correct minor defects in the proceedings. Written protests may be withdrawn in writing at any time before the conclusion of the hearing.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 177,051, Eff. 11-20-05.
If fifty percent or more of the registered voters, or six registered voters, whichever is more, residing within the existing Community Taxing District, or if fifty percent or more of the registered voters or six registered voters, whichever is more, residing within the territory proposed for annexation, or if the owners of one-half or more of the area of land in the territory proposed to be annexed, file written protests against the proposed addition of territory to the existing Community Taxing District, and protests are not withdrawn so as to reduce the protests to less than a majority, no further proceedings shall be undertaken for a period of six months from the date of decision of the Council on the issues discussed at the hearing.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 177,051, Eff. 11-20-05.
The hearing may be continued from time to time, but shall be completed within six months. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Council may abandon the proceedings or may, after passing upon all protests, submit the question of levying special tax within the area proposed to be annexed to the existing Community Taxing District to the qualified electors of the area proposed to be annexed, in the manner specified for elections in Article 2 of this Chapter.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 177,051, Eff. 11-20-05.
After the canvass of returns of any election conducted in accordance with Section 6.745, the Council shall determine that the area proposed to be annexed is added to and part of the existing Community Taxing District with full legal effect, and the Council may levy any special tax within the annexed territory, as specified in the resolution of intention to annex adopted pursuant to Section 6.740, if two-thirds of the votes cast on the proposition are in favor of levying the special tax.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 177,051, Eff. 11-20-05.
After the canvass of returns of any election conducted in accordance with Section 6.745, the Council shall take no further action on annexing the territory proposed to be annexed to the Community Taxing District for a period of six months from the date of the election if less than two-thirds of the votes cast on the proposition are in favor of levying the special tax.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 177,051, Eff. 11-20-05.
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