Chapter 12 Improvements by Assessments

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§ 12-10H AWAI‘I C OUNTY C ODE (8) All necessary plans and other data, details, and specifications for the improvements and any other matters or details intended to apply thereto. The report of the responsible director or manager, when so furnished and filed with the council, shall not be acted upon until one week has elapsed from the date of the filing of the report with the council. (b) If the proposed improvement district includes the construction and installation of improvements to be undertaken or supervised by a cooperating department, the responsible director or manager shall obtain from the cooperating department preliminary plans and estimates for such cooperating department’s proposed improvements, and the responsible director or manager shall furnish the cooperating department with such preliminary plans of the proposed improvements, other than those of the cooperating department, as will enable the cooperating department to make its plans and estimates. The responsible director or manager shall incorporate such preliminary plans and estimates of the cooperating department in the report to the council. (c) Thereafter the council may, by resolution requiring one reading for its adoption, propose the making of an improvement or improvements, specifying: (1) The special improvements to be opened, constructed, or improved; (2) The area, owners, so far as known, and general description and location of new land to be acquired, if any; (3) The materials proposed to be used; (4) The proposed assessment unit and method of assessment including the minimum number of installment payments to be proposed; (5) The maximum term of assessment bonds to be issued to represent unpaid installments; (6) The maximum rate of interest to be borne by the bonds; (7) The maximum premium required to be paid on the advance payment of installments or the call and redemption of any bond prior to its maturity; (8) The maximum amount of the reserve fund either as set forth in the report of the responsible director or manager or as otherwise determined by the council; (9) The general boundaries of the district or frontage, subdistricts and zones to be assessed; and (10) The maximum estimated units of assessment. The resolution shall refer to and incorporate by reference such surveys, plans, maps, and other data reported by the responsible director or manager as are approved by the council. The resolution shall also fix a date of public hearing upon the proposed improvement, which date shall be not less than fifteen days after the first publication of notice thereof in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the County. (d) The council may adopt the plans and estimates so furnished by any cooperating department and incorporated in the report of the responsible director or manager. If the plans and estimates of a cooperating department are adopted by the council, the plans and estimates shall be referred to and incorporated by reference in such resolution. 12-8