(A) The Board of Local Improvements shall have all of the powers and duties conferred and imposed by ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, Art. 9, Div. 2.
(B) In addition, pursuant to the village's home rule powers as provided by Article VII, Section 6, of the 1970 Illinois Constitution, the Board of Local Improvements shall have the following additional powers in regard to special assessments:
(1) To include recapture fees, annexation fees (including legal fees), bond issuance fees, and connection fees as part of the engineer's estimate of cost, provided that said fees are directly related to the property within the special assessment area.
(2) To fund fully the public benefit assessment with grant money to be received by the Village, without need to comply with any special requirements set forth in ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, §§ 9-2-1 et seq. relative to the use of grant money in relation to a special assessment, other than advising those assessed of the village's intent to use grant money to pay the public benefit assessment.
(3) To go to bid prior to the adoption of the first resolution so as to provide a more accurate dollar amount for construction in the engineer's estimate of cost for the special assessment.
(4) To award the contract for construction more than 20 days after the receipt of the bids.
('77 Code, § 33.011) (Ord. passed 4-17-50; Am. Ord. 97-0-072, passed 10-21-97)
Statutory reference:
Board of Local Improvements, see ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5 § 9-2-7