(A) The City Council shall have the power to construct, replace, repair or otherwise improve sidewalks within the city. Whenever the City Council shall, by resolution passed by a three-fourths vote of all members of the City Council, determine the necessity for sidewalk improvements, the City Council shall, by ordinance, create a sidewalk district and shall cause the improvements to be made, and shall contract therefor. The City Council shall levy assessments on the lots and parcels of land abutting or adjacent to the sidewalk improvements especially benefitted thereby in the district, in proportion to the benefits, to pay the cost of the improvement and all assessments shall be a lien on the property on which levied from the date of the levy until paid.
(B) The assessment of the special tax for the sidewalk improvement, as hereinabove provided, shall be levied at one time and shall become delinquent and draw interest as provided by the laws of the state, including, but not limited to, Neb. RS 19-2418, as amended or superseded.
(C) For the purpose of paying the cost of sidewalk improvements in any sidewalk district, the City Council shall have the power and may, by ordinance, cause to be issued bonds of the city, as provided by the laws of the state, including, but not limited to, Neb. RS 19-2419, as amended or superseded. The bonds shall be general obligations of the city, with principal and interest payable from a fund made up of the special assessments collected and supplemented by transfers from the general fund to make up any deficiency in the collection of the special assessments. For the purpose of making partial payments as the work progresses, warrants bearing interest may be issued by the City Council, upon certificate of the engineer in charge showing the amount of the work completed, in a sum not exceeding 80% of the cost thereof, which warrants shall be redeemed and paid upon the sale of the bonds issued and sold as aforesaid.
(D) After having given notice, as provided by the laws of the state, including, but not limited to, Neb. RS 17-522, as amended or superseded, of the intention to do so, the city shall have the power to construct and to repair sidewalks, and assess the expense thereof on the property in front of which the construction or repairs are made, without creating an improvement district therefor as hereinabove provided. The city shall have the power to provide for the laying of temporary sidewalks as provided by the laws of the state, including, but not limited to, Neb. RS 17-523, as amended or superseded.
(Prior Code, § 8-204)
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Related provisions, see Neb. RS 17-522, 17-523