After the plans, specifications and estimate of cost for an Assessed Service have been filed as provided in Section 907.02, Council may declare by ordinance the necessity of performing that Assessed Service. Such ordinance shall:
(a) Designate, as appropriate, the streets, alleys, public ways or districts of the City to be serviced, provided that it shall be sufficient to describe the same as all streets, alleys and public ways within certain designated boundaries.
(b) Approve the plans, specifications and estimate of cost on file as provided in this chapter.
(c) Recite whether the entire cost of the Assessed Service is to be assessed or such lesser portion as Council may determine.
(d) State the method of levying the assessments which may be by a percentage of the tax value of the property assessed, in proportion to the benefits which may result from the Assessed Service or by the foot front of the properties bounding and abutting upon the streets, alleys and public ways to be serviced.
(e) State the number of annual or semiannual installments in which the special assessments levied will be collected.
(f) Determine whether the assessments will be levied and collected before or after, or partially before and partially after, the provision of the Assessed Service for which the assessment is to be levied is commenced.
(g) Describe the properties to be specially assessed for the Assessed Service. For this purpose, it shall be sufficient to describe the properties as all lots and lands:
(1) Bounding and abutting upon the designated streets, alleys and public ways serviced, or
(2) Within the described perimeters of an area serviced.
(h) Provide for the preparation of the estimated assessments in accordance with the determinations in the ordinance. Such estimated assessments when prepared shall be filed in the office of the Clerk of Council.
(Ord. 883-91. Passed 11-26-91.)