§ 2-1692. Special assessments against city-owned property.

(a)

Notification of proposed assessment. Whenever the public works department, the parks and recreation department or other agency of the city government initiates a public improvement which will be payable out of special assessments, a part of which will be assessed against city-owned real estate in the assessment district, such department or agency, prior to the approval of the project, shall notify the city manager and the director of finance of the approximate amount of special assessments which will be chargeable against such city-owned property. The ordinance approving a construction contract, establishing the assessments, and appropriating funds shall also show the approximate amount which will be assessable against such city-owned property.

(b)

Payment of assessment. For those projects financed from the special assessment general obligation bonds, the special assessments against city-owned property, except those properties which are owned by the water department or other municipal enterprises operated on a self-supporting basis, may be paid from a levy provided for under the general debt and interest fund. It shall be the duty of the director of finance to request an amount for inclusion in the annual budget sufficient to pay for the principal and interest of those special assessment installments on such city-owned property falling due in the year being budgeted, and the annual levy for the general debt and interest fund of any year shall include the amount required to meet the installments of special assessments so requested by the director of finance.

(Admin. Code 1967, § A11.53)