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amended or renumbered, to establish the propriety of any signature or authority for signature. B. Each assessment ballot shall be mailed or otherwise delivered to the address indicated on the assessment ballot. C. Assessment ballots shall be received only at the address indicated on the assessment ballot, or at the site of the public hearing. D. Ballots which are not signed, or which are otherwise defective, or which were not delivered to the proper location, shall not be included -in the tabulation of a majority protest. Only officially distributed ballots will be accepted. Ballots and ballot forms shall not be duplicated. E. An assessment ballot may be submitted, changed, or withdrawn prior to the conclusion of the public testimony on the proposed assessment at the hearing. Section 13-185 Procedures at public hearing on proposed assessment. A. At the date, time and place stated in the notice of hearing mailed pursuant to Section 13-183 of this article, the city council shall conduct a public hearing upon the proposed assessment. At the public hearing, the city council shall consider all objections or protests, if any, to the proposed assessment. At the public hearing, any interested person shall be permitted to present written or oral testimony. The city council may continue the hearing from time to time. B. Following the public hearing, the clerk shall cause the assessment ballots to be weighted and tabulated in accordance with the provisions of Government Code Section 53753(e), as that section may be amended or renumbered. C. At a subsequent city council meeting, the clerk shall report the results of the tabulation, and the city council shall determine whether a majority protest exists pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Se(~tion 53753(e). D. If a majority protest exists, the city council shall not impose or increase the assessment, as the case may be. Section 13-186 Formation of district. If a majority protest does not exist upon completion of the tabulation, the city council may adopt a resolution ordering the formation of the district, confirming the diagram and assessment, and establishing a district budget for the fiscal year or years referred to in the report. Adoption of this resolution shall constitute the levy of the confirmed assessment. For years following the fiscal year or years referred to in the report, the city Ordinance No. NS-2526 Page 7 of 12