As provided in § 66.0701, Wis. Stats., in addition
to other methods provided by law, special assessments for any public
work or improvement may be levied by alternate methods. The Village
Board hereby elects to levy such special assessments as provided in
this article.
Whenever the Village Board shall determine that any public work
or improvement shall be financed in whole or in part by special assessments
levied under this section, it shall adopt a preliminary resolution
setting forth the following:
A. Its intent to exercise its police powers for the purpose of levying
special assessments for the stated municipal purpose.
B. The limits of the proposed assessment district.
C. The time, either before or after completion of the work or improvement,
when the amount of such assessments shall be determined and levied.
D. The number of installments in which the special assessments may be paid, or that the number of installments shall be determined after the public hearing required by §
35-19 below, and shall be included in the final resolution.
E. The rate of interest to be charged on the unpaid installments or that the rate of interest will be determined after the public hearing required by §
35-19 below, and shall be included in the final resolution.
F. The terms on which any of such assessments may be deferred while no use of the improvement is made in connection with the property, or that such terms will be determined after the public hearing required by §
35-19 below, and will be included in the final resolution.
G. The Director of Public Works shall prepare a report as required by §
35-18 below.
The provisions of § 66.0703, Wis. Stats., including
those related to notice, hearing and the adoption of a final resolution,
shall, to the extent not inconsistent with this article, apply to
special assessments levied under this article.
Every special assessment levied under this article shall be
a lien against the property assessed from the date of the final resolution
of the Village Board determining the amount of such levy.