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265 Section 20-25. Protests; interested persons or taxpayer. At the hearing, protests against the establishment of the district, the extent of the district, or the furnishing of specified types of facilities or services within the district may be made orally or in writing by any interested persons or taxpayers. Any protests pertaining to the regularity or sufficiency o~ the proceedings shall be in writing and shall clearly set forth the alleged irregularities and defects. To be counted under Section 20- 26 any written protest shall be filed with the City Clerk on or before the time fixed for the hearing. The City Council may waive any irregularities in the form or content of any written protest and at the hearing may correct minor defects in the proceedings. Written protests may be withdrawn in writing at any time before the conclusion of the hearing. Section 20-26. Written protest; further proceedings to create district; elimination of special tax or types of facilities or services from resol~ttion of formation. If 50 percent or more of the registered voters, or six registered voters, whichever is more, residing within the territory proposed to be included in the district, or the owners of one-half or more of the area of the land in the territory proposed to be included in the district and not exempt from the special tax, file written protests against the establishment of the district, and protests are not withdrawn so as to reduce the value of the protests to less than a m~jority, no further proceedings to create the specified community facilities district or to levy the specified special tax shall be taken for a period of six months from the date of the decision of the City Council. If the m~jority protests are only against the furnishing of a specified type or types of facilities or services within the proposed district, or ~against levying a specified special tax, those types of facilities or services or the specified special tax shall be eliminated from the resolution of formation. Section 20-27. Hearing;, continuances; time limitation; exception; modification of resolution of intention; determination to abandon or proceed with establishment of district. The hearing may be continued from time to time without further notice under Section 20-23 or 20-24, but shall be completed within six months of the original hearing date. The City Council may modify the resolution of intention by eliminating proposed facilities or services, or by changing the rate or method of apportionment of the proposed special tax so as to reduce the maximum special tax to be levied on all or a portion of the property within the proposed district, or by removing territory from the proposed district. At the conclusion of the hearing, the City Council may abandon the proposed establishment of the community facilities district or may, after passing upon all protests, determine to proceed with establishing the d~trict, except as provided in Section 20-26 hereof. Section 20-28. Adoption of resolution of formation establishing district; contents; finding concerning validity and conformity of prior proceedings. If the City Council determines to establish the district, it shall adopt a resolution of formation establishing the district. The resolution of formation shall incorporate by reference all of the information required to be included in the resolution of intention to -13-