§ 19-70. Hearing; confirmation of assessment list.

At the time fixed in such notice of assessment, the city council shall hear objections to the amount of such assessment which may be made by the owners of real property assessed for such improvement, or by parties having an interest therein, and the city council shall determine and hear all objections and protests to the proposed assessments under such rules and regulations as it may adopt. The council shall have a right to change or adjust any assessment appearing upon such assessment list at such meeting; provided, however, that all property owners affected are treated equally. When such assessment list has been finally corrected and adjusted, the council shall adopt a resolution approving and confirming the assessment list and therein shall approve and confirm all assessments as finally fixed and adjusted at such hearing, and such assessments shall, from date of confirmation by such resolution, constitute a lien on the respective lots or parcels of land, or other real property upon which they are levied, superior to all other liens, except those for city and county taxes. All persons who fail to object to the proposed assessments, in the manner herein provided, shall be deemed to have consented to and approved the same. All persons who appeared at such hearing and whose objections were overruled or denied shall be deemed to be bound by the action of the city council after thirty (30) days from the adoption of such resolution approving and confirming the assessment list, unless suit challenging such assessment be filed. Substantial compliance with the procedure outlined shall be all that is necessary to render such assessment liens valid and incontestable, it being the expressed intention of the legislature that the requirements are directory rather than mandatory.

(Ord. No. 82-132, § 10, 7-27-82)