§ 152.02 INITIATION.
   (A)   Whenever the Council, in its discretion, shall deem it necessary to make any local improvement to be paid for in whole or in part by special assessment according to benefits conferred, or whenever the owners of one-half of the property to benefit specially from the local improvement shall by written petition request the Council to make a local improvement, the Council, by resolution, shall declare its intention to make the local improvement.
   (B)   The improvement resolution shall describe the general nature, location and extent of the proposed local improvement and of the proposed local improvement district, declare the Council’s intention to make the improvement, indicate the method and manner of carrying out the improvement, contain an estimate of the probable total cost of the improvement, indicate the method of assessment to be used to arrive at a fair apportionment of the whole or any portion of the cost of the improvement to the properties specially benefited, set a public hearing on the improvement and direct that notice be given of the proposed improvement and of the public hearing.
   (C)   The improvement resolution may include alternative proposals relating to a proposed local improvement; provided, however, that all of the information required for a particular local improvement shall be included for each alternative proposal.
(Ord. 931, passed 4-7-1975)