(1) After preparation and approval of plans and specifications for a proposed local improvement, the council shall adopt a resolution declaring its intent to cause the construction and to assess benefitted properties for all or part of the cost.

(2) The resolution shall state the nature and location of the proposed improvements and further identify it by reference to the approved plans and specifications, which shall be maintained in a designated office in city hall and be available for inspection by the public.

(3) The resolution shall describe with reasonable certainty the area within which property is proposed to be assessed for the improvement and.

(4) The resolution shall set a time and place for hearing on the proposed improvement before the council.

(5) The resolution shall be recorded in the Official Records of Jackson County.