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614/92(DOCS)LEGAL(TPO/sb) ATTACHMENT "A" CHAPTER 208. SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS Sec. 208.01. Method of prorating. Special assessments against property deemed to be specially benefitted by County improvements shall be assessed upon the property specially benefitted by the improvements in proportion to the benefits to be derived therefrom, said special benefits to be determined and prorated according to the foot frontage of the respective properties specially benefitted by said improvement, or by such other method as the board .may prescribe. Sec. 208.02. Resolution required to declare special assessments. When the board determines to defray the whole or any part of the cost of any improvements by special assessments, the board shall declare by resolution the nature and location of the proposed improvements, the part of portion of the cost thereof to be paid by special assessments, the manner in which the assessments are to be made, when the special assessments are to be paid, and what part, if any, shall be paid from the general improvement fund of the county. The resolution shall designate the lands upon which the special assessments are to be levied. In describing said lands it shall be sufficient to describe them as "all lots and lands adjoining and contiguous or bounding and abutting upon the improvements or specially benefitted thereby and further designated by the assessment plat with respect to the special assessments." The resolution shall also state the total actual or estimated cost of the improvements. Such cost may include the cost of construction or reconstruction, the cost of all lands, property, rights, easements, and franchises acquired, financing charges, interest prior to and during construction and for one year after completion of construction, discount on the sale of bonds, cost of plans and specifications, surveys, estimate of costs and of revenues, cost of engineering and legal services, all other expenses necessary to determine the feasibility or practicability of such construction or reconstruction, administration, expenses, and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the financing herein authorized. Section 208.03. Assessment plat. At the time of the adoption of the resolution aforesaid, there shall be on file with the clerk of the county, an assessment plat showing the area to be assessed. The assessment plat shall be open to inspection by the public. Section 208.04.. Publication of resolution. Upon the adoption of the resolution aforesaid, the county shall cause the resolution to be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county. SmeadSoft Reprint Date: Friday, September 27, 2013 - 11:01:30 - OfficialDocuments:583, Attachment Id 1, Page 3