A. Hearing On Estimated Costs: The city council shall hold a hearing within thirty (30) days from the date of the sending of the notice, as aforementioned, wherein, at the time and place designated in the notice, the city council shall consider the estimated costs of reconstruction, repair or replacement which may be assessed against the property owners and any errors, irregularities or inequalities in the proposed reconstruction, repair or replacement. Affected property owners shall have the right to object to the proposed costs.
B. Notice Of Assessment For Repair Costs: When the city engineer submits an assessment for sidewalk improvements or repair, the city clerk shall send a notice of such facts to the owner of the abutting property. The notice shall be sent by regular mail to the last known address of the owner. The notice shall contain a statement of the work performed, the total costs of the work that is being assessed, a description of the property affected, and the fact that the person may pay the amount assessed by a certain date without interest or penalty. The notice shall also indicate that the person may object to such assessment, on account of errors, irregularities or inequalities, and give the place and time at which the city council will hear such objections. The time set for hearing shall be within thirty (30) days after the service or mailing of the notice.
C. Hearing And Assessment: At the time and place designated in the notice, the city council shall consider all objections to the assessment, correct all errors or omissions and adopt a corrected list of the amounts to be assessed against the property.
D. Billing, Certification To County: Thirty (30) days after the decision of the city council of the assessment, the city clerk shall certify any unpaid amounts to the Black Hawk County treasurer. The unpaid assessments shall be collected by the county treasurer in the same manner as special assessments. The following schedule shall control the method wherein the property owner shall be required to pay any unpaid portion of the total costs of the repair of the sidewalk:
$0.00 to $500.00 | 1 year |
$500.01 to $1,000.00 | 3 years |
$1,000.01 to $1,500.00 | 5 years |
$1,500.01 to $2,500.00 | 7 years |
$2,500.01 to $3,500.00 | 9 years |
$3,500.01 and over | 11 years |
Such assessments shall be paid in the same manner as for special assessments under Iowa Code Chapter 384, division IV and at an interest rate of four percent (4), in accordance with Iowa Code Section 384.60 and Chapter 74A.No interest shall be charged for such assessments, or parts thereof, if paid within thirty (30) days from the date of the city council determination on the final amounts of the assessment. (Ord. 5688, 2-20-2023)