§ 151.117. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION AND PLAN.

(A) The City Council desiring to annex land under the authority of this section shall first adopt both a resolution stating that the city is considering the annexation of the land, and a plan for extending city services to the land. The resolution shall state:

(1) The time, date, and location of the public hearing required in division (C) below;

(2) A description of the boundaries of the land proposed for annexation; and

(3) The plan of the city for extension of city services to the land proposed for annexation is available for inspection during regular business hours in the office of the City Clerk.

(B) The plan adopted by the City Council shall contain sufficient detail to provide a reasonable person with a full and complete understanding of the intentions of the city for extending city services to the land proposed for annexation. The plan shall:

(1) State the estimated cost impact of providing the services to the land;

(2) State the method by which the city plans to finance the extension of services to the land and how any services already provided to the land will be maintained;

(3) Include a timetable for extending service to the land proposed for annexation; and

(4) Include a map drawn to scale clearly delineating the land proposed for annexation, the current boundaries of the city, the proposed boundaries of the city after annexation, and the general land-use pattern of the land proposed for annexation.

(C) A public hearing on the proposed annexation shall be held within 60 days following the adoption of the resolution to allow the City Council to receive testimony from interested persons. The City Council may recess the hearing, for good cause, to a time and date specified at the hearing.

(D) A copy of the resolution providing for the public hearing shall be published in the official newspaper in the city at least once and not less than ten days preceding the date of the public hearing. A map drawn to scale delineating the land proposed for annexation shall be published with the resolution. A copy of the resolution providing for the public hearing shall be sent by first-class mail, following its passage, to the school board of any school district in the land proposed for annexation.

(Ord. 628, passed 7-11-1995; Ord. 816, passed 6-19-2007, § 930; Ord. 851, passed 8-4-2009, § 930)