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444.16 STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS; MUNICIPALITY DEFINED For purposes of Laws 1974, chapter 206 "municipality" means any city, however organized. 444.17 ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICT The council of a municipality may by ordinance adopted by a two-thirds vote of all of its members, establish within its corporate limits a storm sewer improvement tax district. The ordinance shall describe with particu- larity the territory or area within the municipality to be included within the district. No such ordinance shall be adopted until after a public hearing has been held on the question. A notice of the time, place and purpose of the hearing shall be published for two successive weeks in the official newspaper of the municipality and the last notice shall be at least seven days prior to the day of the hearing. The ordinance when adopted shall be filed with the county auditor and county recorder. 444.18 AUTHORITY OF COUNCIL; RECOVERY OF COST; IMPROVEMENT PROCEDURES. Subdivision 1. Following the adoption of an ordinance pursuant to Laws 1974, chapter 206, the council may acquire, construct, reconstruct, extend, maintain, and otherwise improve storm sewer systems and related facilities within the district. Storm water holding areas and pond within and without the corporate limits may also be acquired, constructed, maintained, and improved for the benefit of any such district. The cost of the systems and facilities described in this subdivision may be recovered by the tax authorized in section 444.20. Subdivision 2. The procedures of sections 429.031 and 429.081 shall apply when the council of a municipality determines to make an improvement pursuant to this section. 444.19 BONDS At any time after a contract for the construction of all or part of an improvement has been entered into or the work has been ordered done by day labor, the council may issue obligations in such amount as it deems necessary to defray in whole or in part the expense incurred and estimated to be incurred in making the improvement, including every item of cost from inception to completion of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the improvement or the financing thereof. The obligations shall be payable primarily out of the proceeds of the tax levied pursuant to section 444.20. The council may by resolution adopted prior to the sale of obligations pledge the full faith, credit and taxing power of the municipality to assure payment of the principal and interest in the event the proceeds of the tax levy in the district are insufficient to pay such principal and interest. Obligations shall be issued in accordance with chapter 475, except that an election is not required, and the amount of any such obligations is not included in determining the net indebtedness of the municipality under the provisions of any law or charter limiting such indebtedness. A-21