(A) The expense of construction, reconstruction or repairing of any sidewalk, curb or gutter shall be defrayed by the village and the property owner abutting the construction on the following basis:
(1) Village: 50%; and
(2) Property owner: 50%.
(B) (1) The Village Council shall pay directly to the contractor, in the case of construction ordered, the entire cost of the construction. The property owner shall thereafter be billed the share of the cost allocated to the property by the Village Council.
(2) If any special assessment is not paid in full within 90 days from the billing date, interest will be assessed, and the Village Clerk shall certify the charge to the Village Assessor, who shall spread the same on the tax roll of the village as a special assessment. When it shall be expedient, however, the Council may collect the expense in an action of debt or assumpsit against the owner before any court of competent jurisdiction.
(3) If the Village Clerk shall be unable to collect any amounts so assessed, the Clerk shall return all the unpaid assessments to the Treasurer of the county in the same manner and with like effects as other returns to the County Treasurer. The returned assessments shall be collected by the County Treasurer under the provisions of the general tax laws of the state, together with interest and charges thereon.
(Prior Code, § 92.40) (Ord. passed 10-3-2000)