Before any improvement is made as provided for in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 12-836, and amendments thereto, the governing body of the city shall pass an ordinance authorizing the making of such improvement and directing the issuance of bonds to pay the cost of the improvement. The ordinance shall specify the nature and extent of the improvement to be made and shall recite that such improvement is made in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the secretary of health and environment and on file in the office of the city clerk for inspection. Such ordinance shall take effect and be in force on and after its final passage, approval and publication in the official paper of the city.