(A) Whenever the city shall decide that a special assessment improvement needs to be accomplished, the City Commission shall by resolution (the “Intent Resolution”) declare the city’s intention to have such work performed, designating the nature of the work; the location of the work; the part or portion of the cost to be paid by special assessment; the manner in which special assessments shall be made; when such assessments are to be paid, and what part, if any, shall be apportioned to be paid from other funds of the city or another participating governmental unit. Such Intent Resolution shall also describe the lands on which the special assessment is to be levied and it shall be sufficient to describe such land as all lots and lands adjoining and contiguous or bounding and abutting upon such improvements or specially benefitted thereby. Such Intent Resolution shall also state the estimated total amount of the improvement costs.
(B) At the time of the adoption of the Intent Resolution there shall be on file with the City Clerk an Assessment Plat showing the area to be assessed, together with preliminary plans and specifications and an estimate of the total improvement cost, which assessment plat, preliminary plans and specifications, and estimate shall be open to the inspection of the public.
(C) Upon adoption of the Intent Resolution, the city shall advertise for bids for construction of the improvement in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality and include in such advertisement the Intent Resolution number and title, except in cases where the work will be performed pursuant to an agreement with another public agency or a publicly regulated utility agency. All such bids shall conform to the city bid procedures then in effect.
(D) Promptly after adoption of the Intent Resolution, the City Clerk shall cause the Intent Resolution to be published once a week for a period of two weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the city and in Broward County, Florida.
(Ord. 1094, passed 9-8-94)