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with the margin required by law shall be levied as required by <br /> law. The ordinance authorizingthe issue of such <br /> emergency debt <br /> certificates shall state the nature of the emergency and be <br /> approved by at least three members of the Council . It may be <br /> passed as an emergency ordinance. <br /> Subdivision 2. A description of each such proposed <br /> certificate shall be published in the City Newsletter, but <br /> failure to give such description, or any defect in the <br /> description, shall not invalidate the certificate. <br /> CHAPTER 8 <br /> PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS <br /> Section 8. 01 . Power to make Improvements and Levy <br /> Assessments. The City may make any type of public improvement <br /> not forbidden by law and levy special assessments to pay all or <br /> any part of the cost of such improvements as are of a local <br /> character. The total assessments for any local improvement may <br /> not exceed the cost of the improvement, including all costs and <br /> expenses connected therewith, with interest. No assessment shall <br /> exceed the benefits to the property. <br /> Section 8. 02 Effective Charter Provisions. Local <br /> improvements ( the term "local improvement" shall mean a public <br /> improvement financed partly or wholly fpm_ spQ-ii asqPSGmc.nts) <br /> shall be carried out exclusively under the provisions of this <br /> Charter. <br /> Section 8. 03. Local Improvement Ordinances and Regula- <br /> tions. Within 90 days after this Charter goes into effect, the <br /> Council shall enact suitable ordinance (s) governing local <br /> improvements and special assessments. The ordinance(s) shall <br /> provide a complete working code covering the determination of <br /> assessments and assessment Districts, public hearings, appeals <br /> from a collection of assessments, penalties for delinquency in <br /> making payments, financing of said assessments, and the <br /> certifying of unpaid assessments for collection by the proper <br /> county officer. Said ordinance(s) shall also provide for <br /> installment payments and notices to be given thereof, appellate <br /> procedure, re-assessment, if necessary, and all other matters <br /> appropriate to the subject of local improvements and <br /> assessments. After the adoption of such ordinance(s) providing <br /> for local improvements, all procedures in compliance therewith <br /> shall conform to the regulations as set forth in such <br /> ordinance (s) and as otherwise contained in this Charter. <br /> Section 8. 04. Procedure. o <br /> Subdivision 1 . LU improvampntq, to be paid for by tA <br /> special assessments against the benefited property shall be <br /> instituted by either, (1 ) the petition of at least twenty-five 'T <br /> percent in number of the benefited property owners together with <br /> a resolution adopted by an affirmative vote of the majority of <br /> all of the Council , or, (2 ) a resolution adopted by a four-fifths <br /> -16- <br />