§ 2-103. Declaration of intent; notice.

(a)

Whenever the city shall decide that a special assessment service or project needs to be provided or accomplished, the city commission shall by resolution (the "intent resolution") declare the city's intention to have such work performed or services provided, designating the nature of the work or services; the location of the work or services; the part or portion of the cost to be paid by special assessment; the manner in which special assessments shall be made; when such assessments are to be paid; and what part, if any, shall be apportioned to be paid from other funds of the city or another participating governmental unit(s). Such intent resolution shall also describe the lands on which the special assessment is to be levied and it shall be sufficient to describe such lands as all lots and lands located within the assessable area receiving special benefit from the service or project. Such intent resolution shall also state the estimated costs of the service or project.

(b)

At the time of the adoption of the intent resolution there shall be on file with the city clerk an assessment plat showing the area to be assessed, together with preliminary plans and specifications and an estimate of the total or annual cost for the service or project, which assessment plat, preliminary plans and specifications, and estimate shall be open to the inspection of the public.

(c)

Upon adoption of the intent resolution, the city may advertise for bids, provide in-house or provide pursuant to an agreement with a third party or another public agency or a publicly regulated utility agency to provide the service or for the construction of the project. If bid, the bid shall be advertised in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality and include in such advertisement the intent resolution number and title. All such bids shall conform to the city bid procedures then in effect.

(d)

Promptly after adoption of the intent resolution, the city clerk shall cause said intent resolution to be published once a week for a period of two (2) weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the city and in Broward County, Florida.

(e)

Whenever it is necessary for the city to adopt an assessment roll on an annual basis, it shall not be necessary to adopt an intent resolution each year. Instead, in subsequent years, the city shall adopt a preliminary assessment resolution, which shall provide for the purpose of the special assessment and the preliminary amount of such assessment. The preliminary assessment resolution may also provide for the date, time and place of the public hearing required by section 2-105, and any other information the city deems necessary. The preliminary assessment resolution need not be published subsequent to adoption.

(Ord. No. 96-102, § 3, 2-20-96; Ord. No. 99-110, § 4, 5-4-99)