(a) Certification. The Mayor , within 60 days after the completion of each local or special public , compile the actual thereof and certify the same to the City Assessor who shall adjust the special assessment roll to correspond therewith.
(b) Additional assessments. When any special assessment roll proves insufficient to pay the of the for which it was made, Council make an additional pro rata assessment, but the total amount assessed against any one not exceed the value of the benefits received by such .
(c) Assessment refunds. If the assessment proves larger than necessary by 5% or less, such information be reported to Council which place the excess in the city treasury or make a refund thereof pro rata according to the assessment. If the assessment exceeds the amount necessary by more than 5%, the entire excess shall be refunded to the owners of the upon which payments have been made in full, pro rata according to the assessment.
(d) Refund procedure on installments. Any excess refund, where payment in full has not been received, be made a credit against future unpaid installments in the inverse order in which they are payable to the extent that such installments exist, and the balance of such refund shall be made in cash.
(e) Restriction against refund. No refunds of special assessments be made which impair or contravene the provisions of any outstanding obligation or bond secured in whole or in part by such special assessment.
(f) Illegal or invalid assessments. Whenever Council determines that a special assessment is invalid or defective for any reason whatsoever, or if any court of competent jurisdiction has adjudged such an assessment to be illegal for any reason whatsoever, in whole or in part, Council cause a new assessment to be made for the same purpose for which the former assessment was made, whether the or any part thereof has been completed or not, and whether any part of the assessment has been collected or not.
(g) Proceedings on reassessment. All proceedings on reassessments and for the collection thereof be made in the same manner as provided for an original assessment. If any portion of the original assessment has been collected and not refunded, if shall be applied upon the reassessment, and the reassessment shall, to that extent, be deemed satisfied. If more than the amount reassessed has been collected, the balance shall be refunded to the person making such payments.
(Ord. 24, passed 12-8-1954)