Whenever an owner of property is required by any provision of this Code
to make an improvement, perform any work or do any act on such property in
the interest of public safety, health, comfort and general welfare and such
owner shall fail to make the improvement, perform the work or do the act required
and the Board of Trustees or Village Manager shall cause such improvement,
work or act to be done on such property or a contract has been awarded therefor,
the cost of such improvement, work or act may be assessed, levied and collected
pursuant to the procedure set forth in this chapter.
The cost to the village of any improvement, work or act referred to
in this chapter shall include each and every cost incurred by the Village
in connection therewith, whether in the form of payment to an outside contractor
or the value of the services of a village employee, including but not limited
to the actual cost of the improvement, work or act; the cost of any engineering;
legal or other professional services associated therewith; any costs incurred
in imposing the assessment, such as publication and stenographic recording
of the public hearing; plus a surcharge of 25% for administration and supervision.