Chapter 12 Improvements by Assessments

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I MPROVEMENTS B Y A SSESSMENTS§12-15 (f)The council may, by resolution requiring one reading for its adoption, propose the making of an improvement or improvements specifying: (1) The streets, storm drainage, sanitary sewerage system, water system or street lighting system, or combination thereof, 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 unit of assessment 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 bond; (7) The premium required to be paid on the advance payment of installments for the call and redemption of any bond prior to its maturity; (8) The amount of the 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 amount estimated to be assessed against a unit of assessment. (g) The council may adopt the plans and estimates so furnished by a 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. 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 forty-five days after the first publication of notice thereof in a newspaper of general circulation in the County. The hearing shall provide owners of assessment units within the improvement district with a reasonable opportunity to object or approve in writing of the proposed improvement. (h) After the adoption of the resolution, the County clerk shall: (1) Cause a notice of the public hearing to be published twice a week for two successive weeks (four publications in all) in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the County, giving notice, generally, to all owners of assessment units proposed to be assessed or acquired and to all others interested in the general details of the proposed improvements as adopted by the council and stating the time and place of public hearing and where the resolution and reports and other data may be seen and examined prior to the hearing; (2) Post copies of the notice described in the preceding paragraph at least ten days prior to the hearing at a public place in the district in which the proposed improvement district is located; and 12-13