The legislative body shall fix a time and place of hearing on the approved report and may order the hearing to be held by the legislative body or by other public officers or public board of the city or county governed by the legislative body as may be designated by it. The public officers or public board shall serve without additional compensation.
Part 3HEARING UPON THE REPORT
Section § 2850
This law says that the legislative body of a city or county should set a time and place to hear an approved report. The legislative body itself, or other designated public officers or a public board, can conduct the hearing. These officers or the board will not receive extra pay for doing this task.
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Section § 2851
This law requires that the clerk of the legislative body must notify property owners about a hearing if their property might be assessed to pay for public work costs. The notice must be mailed, with prepaid postage, to the address listed on the city's or county's last assessment roll or another known address.
The clerk of the legislative body shall give notice of the hearing by mailing a copy of the notice, postage prepaid, to all persons owning real property which is proposed to be assessed to pay any part of the cost of the work, whose names and addresses appear on the last equalized city or county assessment roll, as the case may be, available on the date the report is commenced, at his address as shown upon such roll or as known to the clerk.
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Section § 2852
This law section outlines the format for notifying property owners about a hearing concerning an assessment on their land. If your property will be affected by a city or county project, like street paving, you get this notice with key details. It includes estimated costs of the project, how much your property might be assessed, and contributions from the city or county. The actual hearing details, such as time and place, are also included, where you can voice concerns or objections. A report about the project is available for public review at the clerk's office.
The notice of the hearing on the report shall be substantially in the following form (filling in blanks):
Notice is hereby given that land owned by you or in which you are interested is proposed to be assessed for the proposed (here briefly state in general terms what is proposed to be done, such as paving X Street between A Street and B Street). The estimated cost of the ____ (acquisition or improvement) is $____; the assessed value of the real property within the district is $____; the estimated true value of parcels within the district is $____; the estimated total amount of assessments upon parcels to be assessed for acquisitions or improvements done or previously ordered is $____;
the estimated amount of the proposed assessment upon your parcel for the proposed ____ (improvement or acquisition) is $____. The estimated amount of the proposed assessment is approximate only, is based upon the stated estimated cost, and is not to be deemed the actual amount which will be assessed. The amount of money to be contributed towards the project by the (City or County of ____) is the sum of $____.
A hearing will be held in the (place of hearing) by (designation of body or officer) on the ____ day of ____, 20__, at the hour of ___ o’clock _m. at which time and place all protests and objections will be heard. The proceeding for the acquisition or improvement is proposed to be conducted under the (here by short title or otherwise designate act under which the project will be undertaken).
A report
on the proposed project is on file in the office of the clerk of the ____ (designate the legislative body) and is open to public inspection.
_____
Clerk of (name of legislative body)
_____
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Section § 2853
When a hearing is scheduled, everyone involved must receive a mailed notice at least 30 days before the hearing date.
The notice of the hearing must be mailed at least 30 days prior to the date of the hearing.
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Section § 2854
This law states that if a parcel of land is listed as 'owner unknown' in tax records, a notice does not have to be sent about that land unless someone has officially informed the clerk that they have an interest in the property and provided their contact details. In such cases, a notice should be mailed to that person.
If any parcel of land is assessed as owner unknown on the assessment roll, no notice need be sent for such parcel unless the name and address of a person claiming an interest in such property has been filed with the clerk, in which case notice shall be mailed to such person and address.
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Section § 2855
This law states that if any mistakes occur in mailing notices or if property owners don't receive them, it won't affect the validity of the process, as long as there is no fraud involved. The clerk must file an affidavit confirming the notices were mailed, and this affidavit is considered proof that the mailing was done correctly as required by the law.
In the absence of fraud no error or mistake in the mailing of the notices, or any of them, and no failure of any property owners to receive the same shall in any way affect the validity of the proceedings, but the clerk shall file his affidavit of mailing such notice, and such affidavit shall be conclusive evidence that the notices have been mailed as required by this division.
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Section § 2856
This section explains that during a hearing, people can express their objections either verbally or in writing. If you want to submit a written protest, you need to do so by the time the hearing starts, and it must be filed with the clerk. Additionally, if your protest is about any issues with how things are being done, you need to clearly explain what the problem is in your written protest.
At the hearing protests may be made orally or in writing by any person who would be entitled to protest or object to the ordering of the things proposed to be done at a hearing on the resolution of intention. However, all written protests shall be filed with the clerk of the legislative body at or before the time fixed for the hearing, and any protest relating to the regularity or sufficiency of the proceedings shall be in writing and shall clearly set forth the irregularity or defect to which objection is made.
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Section § 2857
This law explains that during a hearing about a report that involves certain property details, most of the report's information needs to be read or summarized before any objections or protests are considered. However, details like maps, property values, and assessments on each piece of land are not included in this read-through. The hearing can also be extended, but not for more than 120 days.
At the hearing on the report, the report, except as to the map, plat or diagram and the assessed valuations and true valuations of and assessments and estimated assessments upon each parcel of land, shall be read or summarized before protests are considered. The hearing may be continued from time to time not exceeding 120 days.
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Section § 2858
This law states that if a hearing isn't held directly before a legislative body, a report must be filed within 10 days after the hearing. It should include details about when and where the hearing took place, the approximate number of attendees, the protests made, and the recommendations from those who conducted the hearing. This report needs to be submitted to the clerk of the legislative body.
If the hearing on the report is not held before the legislative body, then within 10 days after the conclusion of the hearing, the persons conducting the hearing shall file a report on the hearing with the legislative body. The report on the hearing shall include a statement of the time when and place where the hearing was held, the approximate number of persons present, the number and nature of the protests made, and the recommendation of the persons holding the hearing. The report on the hearing shall be filed with the clerk of the legislative body.
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Section § 2859
This law section states that if a project to acquire or improve property is not canceled, two specific reports must be kept available for the public to review. These reports include the main report and a report about any hearings that occur outside the main legislative body. Additionally, any initial resolutions or ordinances related to the project must indicate that these reports are filed with the clerk and can be reviewed at their office.
Unless the acquisition or improvement is abandoned, the report and the report on the hearing, if the hearing is not held before the legislative body, shall be kept on file, open to public inspection, and any resolution of intention or ordinance of intention adopted in the proceeding under the improvement law shall state that such reports are on file with the clerk and may be examined at his office.
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