12-608. Levy of special assessments; hearing of complaints; ordinance; payment of bonds; limitation on action to set aside assessments. As soon as the cost of such improvement is determined, the governing body shall determine and assess to each lot or parcel of ground liable for such special assessment the amount to be paid thereon, which amount shall be determined by the assessed value of the lots and pieces of land without regard to the buildings or improvements thereon, which value shall be ascertained by three disinterested appraisers appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council or commission. It shall be the duty of said appraisers, within five days after being notified of their appointment, to proceed to appraise such lots and pieces of land as may be designated by the council or commission, after having taken and subscribed an oath to make a true and impartial appraisement, which appraisement shall be returned to the city council or commission at its first meeting after the same shall have been completed.
When said appraisement is returned and filed with the clerk, the governing body shall appoint a time for holding a special session to hear any complaint that may be made as to the valuation of any lot or piece of land appraised as aforesaid, a notice of which special session shall be given by the mayor in the official city paper; and said governing body at said special session may alter the valuation of any lot or piece of land, if in their opinion the same has been appraised too high or too low. The governing body shall immediately thereafter enact and publish an ordinance which shall hold good for all the installments, fixing said assessment hereinbefore provided, as to each lot or parcel of ground. The city clerk of such city shall mail a written notice to the owner of each lot or parcel of ground stating the amount levied against the same. The amounts levied against each lot or parcel of ground to pay for the bonds falling due in each year, and the interest due shall be levied and collected the same as other taxes. No suit to set aside the said assessments shall be brought after the expiration of thirty days from the publication of the ordinance fixing said assessments.
History: R.S. 1923, ยง 12-608; December 27.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities
Article 6 - Public Improvements
12-601 Cost of street improvements assessed against abutting owners.
12-602 Resolution, protest, contract, levy and assessment for improvements.
12-603 Intervening street connections.
12-604 State or federal lands.
12-605 Grading districts; block assessments.
12-606 Assessments against unplatted or partially platted lands; extent of benefit district.
12-607 Alleys; connecting alleys.
12-609 Guaranty by contractor for maintenance and repair.
12-610 Application and scope of preceding sections.
12-612 Improvements by railway companies; liens; assessments.
12-614 Resurfacing and repair of paved streets; bonds; protest petition; election.
12-615 Resurfacing and repair of paved streets; bonds; tax levy.
12-617 Taxing districts in cities under 80,000; ordinance.
12-619 Cost of main sewers, how determined; ordinance; lands not subject to assessment.
12-620 Same; sewers in highways or across vacant lots.
12-622 Same; sewers and drains outside city; eminent domain.
12-623 Same; acquisition of land.
12-624 Cost of main sewers, how determined; costs, how borne; bonds, limitation.
12-626 Construction of pumping stations.
12-627 Same; approval of plans.
12-629 Same; bond limitations inapplicable.
12-630a Bonds for sewage treatment and disposal works; election; service charges; tax levy.
12-631a Alteration, repair, reconstruction or construction of sewer and payment thereof.
12-631b Acquisition of certain sewers or sewage facilities; ordinance.
12-631d Same; bonds or warrants, when; lien upon facilities.
12-631f Same; payment of outstanding notes.
12-631g Sewage service charges by cities and township districts; exceptions.
12-631i Same; sewage disposal system defined; use of revenue.
12-631j Same; rules and regulations.
12-631l Same; disposition of revenues; reduction of tax levy.
12-631n Municipal sewerage systems; definitions.
12-631o Same; reserve funds; payment or transfer of certain moneys to fund.
12-631r Storm sewers; construction of improvements outside boundaries of municipality.
12-631s Same; determination of necessity.
12-631t Construction and costs of sewage disposal works; bonds.
12-631u Same; within or without the city.
12-631v Same; condemn or purchase lands; consent.
12-631w Sewage disposal works; cost paid by city; bonds.
12-636 Same; resolution; engineer's estimate and report.
12-637 Same; review of engineer's report by chief engineer; approval or disapproval.
12-638 Same; eminent domain proceedings; advertising for bids.
12-640 Same; objection to appraiser's report; notice and hearing.
12-641 Same; hearing on report.
12-642 Same; time for objections to report.
12-643 Same; appeal to district court; bond; transcript, filing.
12-644 Overflow of natural watercourses; bonds of city.
12-645 Same; appraisers; special benefit assessments; general tax levy, when.
12-646 Same; bond limitations inapplicable, when.
12-646a Flood control works; maintenance and operation; tax levy, use of proceeds.
12-646b City of Halstead authorized to establish a flood control improvements fund.
12-667 Levy of assessments in installments.
12-671 Land for streets and alleys; bond issue; tax levy.
12-672 Docks, wharves, and river terminals.
12-682 Same; election; notice.
12-685 Designation of main trafficways.
12-686 Same; designating trafficway connections with main trafficways; right-of-way.
12-687 Same; improving trafficways and connections.
12-694 Water course improvements; eminent domain; police jurisdiction.
12-695 Same; bond limitations inapplicable.
12-6,102 City-county storm drainage system; resolution; method of assessment.
12-6,103 Same; preparation of assessment roll; public inspection.
12-6,105 Limitation on actions to set aside special assessments under civil rights statute.
12-6,110 Public improvements, costs; installment payments; delay in payment of assessments; bonds.
12-6,112 Same; ordinance requirements; notation of "payment delayed"; collection of assessments.
12-6,113 Same; undeveloped areas defined.
12-6,121 Acquisition by city of sewerage system created by county; procedure; financing of costs.
12-6,122 Public improvements; notice requirements when election is to be called.