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Section 8.06. Procedure. 308 309 Subdivision 1. All improvements to be paid for by special assessments against the benefited property 310 shall be instituted by either, (1) the petition of at least twenty--five percent in number of the benefited property 311 owners together with a resolution adopted by an affirmative vote of the majority of all of the Council, or, (2) a 312 resolution adopted by a four--fifths affirmative vote of all of the Council. The Council resolution shall state 313 the nature and scope of the proposed improvement, and shall provide means to obtain a cost estimate which 314 shall set forth the cost of the improvement both in unit price and in total thereof. Upon receipt of such 315 estimate, the Council shall by resolution set a date for a public hearing on the proposed improvement, setting 316 forth therein the time, place and purpose of such hearing. Such resolution shall be described in the City 317 Newsletter and published twice at least one week apart in the official newspaper of the City no less than two 318 weeks prior to the date of said hearing, and in addition thereto, a copy of such resolution including estimated 319 unit prices and estimated total price thereof shall be mailed to each benefited property owner at owner's last 320 known address at least two weeks prior to the date of said hearing. Failure to give mailed notice, or any 321 defects in the notice, shall not invalidate the proceedings. At such hearing the City Council shall receive any 322 written and oral statements, and hear any petitioners for or against the proposed improvement. A period of 323 sixty days shall elapse after the public hearing before any further action shall be taken by the Council on the 324 proposed improvement. If within such sixty day period, a petition against such improvement be filed with the 325 Council, signed by a majority of the owners proposed to be assessed for the improvement, or, when the 326 improvement has been petitioned for, signed by a number of the owners proposed to be assessed for such 327 improvement at least equal to the number of those who petitioned for the improvement, the Council shall not 328 make such improvement at the expense of the property benefited, unless, in the meantime, there be filed with 329 the Council a petition asking that the improvement be made, signed by property owners proposed to be 330 assessed for such improvement at least equal in number to those who signed the petition against the 331 improvement; in which event the Council may disregard the petition against the improvement. Any person 332 whose name appears on a petition to the Council for a local improvement, or on a petition to the Council 333 against a local improvement, may withdraw their name by a statement in writing filed with the Council before 334 such petition is presented to the Council. 335 336 Subdivision 2. Regardless of the provisions in Subdivision 1, when less than 100 percent of the 337 estimated cost of a proposed local improvement is to be paid for by special assessment, within the sixty day 338 period after a public hearing has been held on the proposed improvement, a petition may be filed with the 339 Council, signed by a majority of the number of electors who voted for Mayor in the last regular municipal 340 election, protesting against either the improvement, or the assessment formula, or both. In this event, the 341 Council shall not proceed with the improvement, as proposed. 342 343 Subdivision 3. When a proposed improvement is allowed under the foregoing subdivisions the 344 Council may proceed at anytimeany time between sixty days and one year after the public hearing on the 345 improvement. However, no contract shall be let in the event that the current proposed contract exceeds the 346 estimated cost by more than ten percent. 347 348 Subdivision 4. When a proposed improvement is disallowed under the foregoing subdivisions, the 349 Council shall not vote on the same improvement within a period of one year after the public hearing on 350 said improvement. 351 352 Subdivision 4. When a proposed improvement is disallowed under the foregoing subdivisions, the 353 Council shall not vote on the same improvement within a period of one year after the public hearing on said 354 improvement. 355 356 Section 8.0507. Assessments for Services. The Council may provide by ordinance that the 357