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event the council may disregard the petition against the local improvement and proceed with the local improvement. 8.4.4 Petition Against Council Initiated Improvement. If the local improvement was initiated by council resolution without an initiating petition and, within sixty (60) days of the conclusion of the public hearing, a petition is filed with the city administrator against such local improvement and which petition is signed by greater than 50 percent of the owners of all the real property parcels proposed to be assessed for and benefited by the local improvement, the council shall not make such local improvement at the expense of the benefited property owners. 8.4.5 Withdrawal of Name from Petition. Any person whose name appears on a petition to the council in favor of a local improvement, or on a petition to the council filed against a local improvement, may withdraw his/her name by a statement in writing filed with the city administrator before such petition is presented to the council or in person at a city council meeting before the city council accepts said petition. 8.4.7 Filing of Petition with City Council. All completed petitions filed with the city administrator as described herein shall be presented to the council by the city administrator at the council's next regularly scheduled meeting. 8.4.8 One Year Before Any Further Action. When a proposed local improvement is disallowed pursuant to the petition process described in the foregoing sections, the council shall not vote on the same improvement within a period of one year after the public hearing on said improvement. Section 8.5 Computation of Time. Where the performance or doing of any act or matter is required by this charter, and the period of time is prescribed and fixed by this charter, the time shall be computed so as to exclude the first and include the last day of the prescribed or fixed period of time. When the last day of the period falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday, that day shall be omitted from the computation. Section 8.6 Sewer and Water Projects. This section applies to any Local Improvement Project completed after January 1, 1996, which includes extending Urban Services (Sewer and/or Water) to an existing home or neighborhood. Section 8.6.1 Connection Policy. The City may not compel any property owner with a functional private sewer and water system to connect to City Sewer and/or Water. Section 8.6.2 Assessment Policy. The City may not levy an assessment for any component of any project which includes Sewer and/or Water improvements against' a property whose owner elects to remain on a functional private Sewer and/or Water system. 18