If, within thirty days after the first publication of the resolution declaring the necessity of a business improvement project, the owners of any property within the improvement district file written protest with the city auditor against the adoption of the resolution and describing the property which is the subject of the protest, the governing body of the municipality, at its next meeting after the expiration of the time for filing protests, shall hear and determine the sufficiency of the protests.
N.D.C.C. § 40-22.1-07