When the approval by majority vote of affected property owners is required for a special assessment program pursuant to City Charter Section 6.02, a notice of such intent shall be mailed to the property owners whose property would be specifically benefitted by, and assessed for, all or a portion of any such project, and the procedures set out in §§ 56.02 - 56.06 of the Code shall be followed as a prerequisite to all other procedures and requirements for the imposition of special assessments established in this chapter. Such notice shall, at a minimum, provide a description of the project, the estimated total cost of the project, the estimated cost to the property owner, the method of payment of the assessment, and the length of time that the assessments will be collected. Such notice shall contain a ballot. The notice shall include the following legend:
ONLY BALLOTS THAT ARE VOTED, SIGNED AND RETURNED SHALL BE COUNTED
The ballot must be received by the City Clerk on or before _____ , 20 __ . The votes will be counted on _____ , 20__ , at ____ o'clock, a.m./p.m., at which time you may be present. Ballots postmarked on or before but received after such date will be not be counted.
('74 Code, § 19½-41) (Ord. 89-06, passed 4-20-89; Am. Ord. 2002-68, passed 11-7-02; Am. Ord. 2017-35, passed 5-4-17)