How the public learns about an annexation hearing

(a) The council shall fix the time and place for a hearing on the proposed ordinance of annexation. The date of the hearing shall not be less than 30 or more than 90 days from the date of introduction of the proposed ordinance. (b) The city clerk shall publish notice of the hearing in the same manner as required under § 28-2.3 for notice of a hearing to owners of land within a proposed district. In addition, the city clerk shall mail the notice to each owner of land assessed or proposed to be assessed in the existing district and area proposed to be annexed. The notice shall be mailed at least 15 days before the hearing in the manner described in § 28-2.3 . (c) The notice shall contain all of the following information: (1) A summary of the proposed ordinance and a statement that the proposed ordinance is on file in the city clerk’s office for public inspection (alternatively, the notice may contain the full text of the proposed ordinance); (2) The time and place of the hearing; (3) A statement that, at the hearing, the testimony of all interested persons and landowners for or against the proposed annexation will be heard; and (4) A summary of the protest procedure and the form of any protests, including the rights of an owner of land and the effect of protests made against the proposed annexation.