§ 94-15. Preliminary assessment roll and award of bid.

(a)

At the public hearing, the board of county commissioners shall annul, adopt or modify, in whole or in part, the assessments indicated on the preliminary assessment roll, either by confirming the assessment against any or all lots or parcels described therein, or by canceling, increasing or reducing the same, according to the special benefits which the board determines each lot or parcel will receive by virtue of the improvement, but shall not confirm any assessment in excess of the special benefit to the property or in excess of the flat rate approved and adopted for such projects. The board may elect to contribute up to 25 percent of the cost of any project for which special assessments may be imposed or up to 50 percent of the costs for a local street or road that serves as a link or cut through street for traffic from residential development(s) to collector and/or arterial roads included as part of an assessment project.

(b)

Immediately after the determination by the board as to the special assessments to be imposed, the preliminary assessment roll as sustained or modified shall be approved (subject to subsection (c)(2) below), and the award of bid for construction made. Any necessary budget adjustments resulting from an increase or decrease in contract price with respect to the estimated price may be made upon approval of the preliminary roll and award of bid.

(c)

Upon completion of the improvements for which the special assessments have been imposed, the board of county commissioners shall adopt a final assessment role based on the actual cost of the improvements. Whenever the board determines that the actual cost of the improvements has exceeded the estimated cost it originally approved, the special assessment billed shall not exceed the original estimated cost of the improvements, and the preliminary assessment roll shall become final; however, whenever the actual cost is less than the estimated cost originally approved by the board, the following shall apply:

(1)

If the actual unit cost for each assessed property proves to be less than the original estimated cost by an amount not exceeding $10.00, the original estimated cost shall be billed, and the preliminary assessment roll shall become final;

(2)

If the actual unit cost for each assessed property proves to be less than the estimated unit cost by an amount greater than $10.00, a new resolution and revised assessment roll will be prepared for approval as a final assessment roll by the board of county commissioners, and the lesser cost shall be billed.

(Ord. No. 97-08, § XIV, 6-10-97; Ord. No. 02-17, § 1, 7-30-02; Ord. No. 13-09, § 2, 4-23-13; Ord. No. 13-24, § 3, 11-5-13)