A. Upon receipt of the City Manager’s recommendation, the council, if it desires to consider the granting of the franchise, shall pass a resolution declaring its intention to consider the application, stating the character of the franchise, setting forth a notice of the day, hour and place when and where any and all persons may appear before the council and be heard thereon, and directing the City Clerk to publish said notice in the official newspaper at least once within ten days after the passage of such resolution. The time fixed for such hearing shall be not less than fifteen nor more than sixty days after the date of the passage of said resolution.

B. Such notice shall state the name of the applicant, the character of the franchise, its term, whether definite or indeterminate, the amounts or percentages, if any, grantee shall pay to the City during the life of such franchise, any limitations as to time, place or type of service proposed, together with a general statement of the other major provisions of the proposed franchise, and that copies of the proposed franchise may be obtained at the office of the City Clerk.

C. The council may, in its discretion, as a part of such notice, advertise for competitive bids for the purchase of said franchise. (Ord. 6517-NS § 1, 1999)