Sec. 382.302. - Adjustment of service areas.

(a) During each subsequent fifth contract year of each contract or extension, after giving at least 15 days' notice of a public hearing by publication one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the city, or via such other advertisement or notice method as permitted by law (e.g., a publicly accessible website), the Council shall conduct a public hearing to review the actual number of premises, the current rates of growth, and the projected number of premises in each service area, including the service area in Urban Services District 1 served by the City's Sanitation Division, and shall adjust the number or the boundaries of the areas in order that the projected number of premises at the beginning of the next contract term will be as equal in number as can reasonably be accomplished. The notice of public hearing shall include the date, time and place of the hearing and a general description of the matters to be heard by the Council. The public hearing may be held jointly with the public hearing required by Section 382.309 (a). (b) Upon conclusion of the public hearing, the Council shall enact an ordinance making the necessary adjustment of the number or the boundaries of the service area, subject to the first sentence of Section 382.301 . The ordinance shall become effective on October 1 of the following year. (Ord. 76-728-373, § 7; Ord. 77-830-499, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 88-835-443, § 1; Ord. 95-246-105, § 8; Ord. 2023-187-E , § 10) Note— Former § 617.302.