§ 40-5. City Manager's investigation and report.

(a) 

Whenever the City Council shall determine to make any public improvement and defray the entire cost and expense thereof or any part thereof by special assessment, the Council shall, by resolution, direct the City Manager to make an investigation of the proposed public improvement and report his or her findings to the Council.

(b) 

The City Manager's report referred to in Subsection (a) of this section shall include an analysis of the estimated cost of the proposed public improvement and plans and specifications for the public improvement. There shall also be included recommendations as to the following:

(1) 

The portion of the cost to be borne by the special assessment district and the portion, if any, to be borne by the City at large;

(2) 

The extent of the improvement and boundaries of the district;

(3) 

The number of installments in which assessments may be paid; and

(4) 

Any other facts or recommendations which will aid the Council in determining whether the improvement shall be made and how the improvement shall be financed.

Code 1975, § 28-5; Code 1992, § 24-5