[Amended 9-25-1990 by L.L. No. 4-1990]
The City Council may order any public work,
or local improvement and/or the maintenance or repair thereof and
provide for the payment thereof by tax.
[Amended 9-25-1990 by L.L. No. 4-1990]
A. The City Council may order any public work, or local
improvement and/or the maintenance or repair thereof and provide for
the payment thereof by local assessment. The City Council shall cause
to be prepared and filed in the office of the Director of Public Works
a roll consisting of plans and specifications of such work, or improvement,
maintenance or repair, including the estimated costs thereof, the
estimated amount of damages to be paid therefor if any, the proposed
area of assessment, and the proportionate amount to be assessed upon
each property.
B. It shall thereupon publish a notice of a hearing thereon,
which notice shall include said estimate costs and damages, the proposed
area and proportionate amounts. Upon the return or adjourned day,
the City Council may reject the entire plan, or reduce, or add to
the area, estimated damages, or proportionate amounts and thereupon
deduct the same in whole or in part. Any changes or additions which
substantially affect any property not included in the original area,
shall be re-noticed for hearing as in the first instance. When adopted,
the roll shall be filed with the Controller.
C. Upon completion of the work, improvement, maintenance
or repair, the Controller shall assemble the costs thereof and shall
add the damages awarded, if any, and apportion the amount upon the
properties in accordance with such roll and confirm the same.
D. Any action or proceeding to review, vacate or notify
the said roll after adoption by the City Council must be commenced
within 30 days from the date thereof. Any error in or omission from
such roll or any illegality in whole or in part may be reassessed
as in the first instance.
E. The amounts so assessed shall be liens upon the respective
properties, to be collected by sale as in cases of taxes.
The expenses of advertising and printing, and
the compensation of all persons, other than salaried officers and
employees necessarily employed in any proceeding under this article,
shall be a part of the cost thereof.