When the board shall determine to make an improvement, the cost of which or any part thereof it is proposed to assess against the property abutting on or drained, served, or otherwise specially benefited or increased in value by the said improvement, it shall adopt a resolution to that effect, describing the property to be drained, served, or benefited by such improvement and define the same by naming the streets, avenues, alleys, or other lines by which the same is bounded or shall describe the frontage of the property abutting on, or drained, served, or benefited by such improvement. The said resolution shall also describe the nature and extent of the work and the general character of the materials to be used and shall direct that full details, drawings, plans, specifications, and surveys of the said work and estimates be prepared by a registered engineer, or the board may in such resolution adopt plans for such work already prepared. Such resolution may set out and describe certain alternative types of materials and the board may require advertisements for proposals on the various types enumerated and the final selection by the board of the type or types of the said materials from among the alternatives so enumerated shall, in that event, be postponed until the bids shall have been received.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.
Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.
Chapter 88 - Water, Sewer and Fire Protection Authorities.
Section 11-88-40 - Definitions.
Section 11-88-42 - Powers of Authorities Generally.
Section 11-88-48 - Supervision of Work.
Section 11-88-49 - Acceptance or Rejection of Work.
Section 11-88-50 - Payment of Cost of Improvement by Board; Specification of Cost of Improvement.
Section 11-88-52 - Manner of Assessment Generally; Limitation as to Amount of Assessment.
Section 11-88-53 - Preparation of List of Property Owners Proposed to Be Assessed for Improvement.
Section 11-88-54 - Entry of List in Assessment Book of Improvements; Contents and Status Thereof.
Section 11-88-55 - Publication of Notice as to Assessment Book.
Section 11-88-57 - Hearing of Objections and Defenses to Proposed Assessments by Board Generally.
Section 11-88-58 - Subpoena, etc., of Witnesses by Board.
Section 11-88-59 - Board to Hear and Pass Upon Objections to Proposed Assessments.
Section 11-88-62 - Reduction or Abatement of Assessments by Board.
Section 11-88-63 - Transfer and Assignment of Liens by Authorities.
Section 11-88-67 - Appeal From Assessments to Circuit Court - Authorization and Procedure Generally.
Section 11-88-69 - Appeal From Assessments to Circuit Court - Entry of Appeal on Trial Docket.
Section 11-88-77 - Appeal From Judgment of Circuit Court to Supreme Court - by Authority.
Section 11-88-79 - Manner of Payment of Assessments Generally.
Section 11-88-81 - Defaulting Property Owner May Pay Assessment, etc., Prior to Sale.
Section 11-88-82 - Cost of Advertisement and Sale to Constitute Charge Against Property to Be Sold.
Section 11-88-85 - Redemption of Property After Sale - Authorization and Procedure Generally.
Section 11-88-86 - Redemption of Property After Sale - Extension of Redemption Period.
Section 11-88-90 - Redemption of Property After Sale - Redemption During Extended Redemption Period.
Section 11-88-92 - Issuance of Bonds by Authority After Completion of Work on Improvement.
Section 11-88-93 - Consolidation of Improvements for Issuance of Bonds.
Section 11-88-95 - Notice of and Sale or Exchange of Bonds.
Section 11-88-96 - Determination of Highest Bidder for Bonds.
Section 11-88-97 - Disposition of Proceeds From Sale of Bonds.
Section 11-88-100 - Exemption From Taxation of Bonds, Notes, Etc.
Section 11-88-101 - Replacement of Lost, Mutilated, or Destroyed Bonds.
Section 11-88-108 - Redemption of Bonds.