The charges for the services of the director of public works/superintendent of streets for engineering services and for other services relating to public improvement work constructed or done upon the public streets, places and rights-of-way in this city under special assessment proceedings which the city council of the city conducts under the provisions of the Streets and Highways Code of the state shall be established by resolution of the city council as follows:
For special assessment proceedings, a sum equal to the direct cost of the services provided by the director of public works and his or her office as established by resolution of the city council at the time the assessment district is formed, plus an indirect cost factor at a rate or rates adopted by resolution of the city council from time to time. Said services shall include, without limitation, any services for acquiring right-of-way or property or capacity in public improvement work and all costs and expenses of any such acquisition.
The charges determined from above shall cover the cost of the preparation of the proceedings, the cost plus administrative charges (i.e., two percent) of the field work, the cost of inspection and the cost of all office and clerical work in the proceedings. Such charges cover only normal engineering services in connection with such work, and all other unusual or extraordinary services performed by the director of public works in connection with any work under this section shall be charged separately by the director of public works in relation to his or her cost of rendering such services. (Prior code § 38.01.006)