268.794 - Second public hearing: Notice; action by city council. - Nevada Statutes

268.794  Second public hearing: Notice; action by city council.

      1.  The city council shall hold a second public hearing before the first reading of the ordinance drafted pursuant to NRS 268.793. At least 20 days before the public hearing, the council shall:

      (a) Mail notice of the hearing to each owner of real property within the area; and

      (b) Publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the city,

Ê describing the purpose of the proposed district, the boundaries as provided in the ordinance and the date, time and place of the public hearing.

      2.  At the public hearing, any resident or owner of property within the area may present, orally or in writing, the reasons why he or she believes that:

      (a) Any specified territory should be excluded from the district or, if the proposed district does not include the entire area, any specified territory within the area should be included within the district; or

      (b) The proposed level of service should be changed in any specified respect.

      3.  After consideration of any objections made at the public hearing and of any other information reasonably known to it, the council shall make any appropriate changes in the proposed ordinance and may adopt it.

      (Added to NRS by 1989, 1746; A 1991, 1044; 1993, 258)