7-12-4104. Resolution of intention to create special improvement district. (1) Before creating any special improvement district for the purpose of making any of the improvements or acquiring any private property for any purpose authorized by this part, the city council shall pass a resolution of intention to do so.
(2) The resolution shall:
(a) designate the number of such district;
(b) describe the boundaries thereof;
(c) state therein the general character of the improvement or improvements which are to be made and an approximate estimate of the cost thereof;
(d) specify the method or methods by which the costs of the improvements will be assessed against property in the district; and
(e) if the method of assessment is that described in 7-12-4162(3)(a), specify that if an increase occurs in the number of benefited lots, tracts, or parcels within the boundaries of the district during the term of the bonded indebtedness, the assessment per lot, tract, or parcel then in the district will be recalculated as provided in 7-12-4162(3)(b).
(3) When any improvement is to be made in paving, the city or town council may, in describing the general character of it in the resolution, describe several kinds of paving.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 89, L. 1913; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 142, L. 1915; re-en. Sec. 5227, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5227, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 261, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2204(1); amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 665, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 293, L. 2011.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 12. Improvement Districts
Part 41. Special Improvement Districts
7-12-4102. Authorization for creation of special improvement districts -- petition for creation
7-12-4103. Formation of district to defray cost of acquiring private property
7-12-4104. Resolution of intention to create special improvement district
7-12-4105. Reference to description in resolution of intention sufficient
7-12-4106. Notice of passage of resolution of intention -- exception
7-12-4108. Responsibility for posting and publication of notice
7-12-4109. Extension of proposed district
7-12-4110. Protest against proposed work or district
7-12-4113. Sufficient protest to bar proceedings -- exceptions
7-12-4114. Resolution creating special improvement district
7-12-4115. Statement of allocation of assessments to improvements, repairs, and maintenance
7-12-4116. Designation of nature of improvement district
7-12-4117. Combination of several improvements in one resolution
7-12-4118. Adjournment of hearings
7-12-4119. Appointment of person to serve as city engineer
7-12-4120. Provision for municipalities not having mayor
7-12-4121. Record of expenses to be kept by city engineer
7-12-4123. Manner of making demands for incidental expenses
7-12-4124. Water user entities exempt from special assessments
7-12-4125. through 7-12-4129 reserved
7-12-4131. Modification of trafficways and courts for special improvement districts
7-12-4132. Power to require underground placement of utilities within district
7-12-4133. Power to require certain utility connections
7-12-4134. Special provision for paving street in which car tracks are located
7-12-4135. Responsibility for repairs due to operation of street railway
7-12-4136. Maintenance of improvements
7-12-4137. Protest procedures for property created as condominium
7-12-4138. through 7-12-4140 reserved
7-12-4141. Bid for work -- exception
7-12-4143. Decision on award of contract
7-12-4144. Procedure if all bids rejected or no bids received
7-12-4145. Procedure for dealing with bid securities
7-12-4146. Retroactive application of bid procedures
7-12-4147. Procedure for property owners to do improvement work
7-12-4148. Contract with successful bidder
7-12-4149. Procedure if successful bidder does not enter into contract
7-12-4150. Effect of failure to enter contract
7-12-4151. Contractor's bond for successful completion of work
7-12-4152. Procedure if person entering contract defaults on work
7-12-4153. Purchase of existing improvement
7-12-4154. through 7-12-4160 reserved
7-12-4161. Choice in manner of assessing costs
7-12-4162. Assessment of costs -- area option -- assessed valuation option -- equal amount option
7-12-4163. Assessment of costs -- frontage option
7-12-4164. Assessment of costs -- utility service connections -- option
7-12-4165. Assessment of costs -- offstreet parking option
7-12-4166. Land fronting excepted work not subject to assessment
7-12-4167. Provision for grading street by owner of abutting property
7-12-4168. Provision for work other than grading done by owner of property
7-12-4170. Payment of damages incurred as result of improvements
7-12-4171. Treatment of corner lots for purposes of assessment
7-12-4172. Allocation of costs of nonfrontage sides
7-12-4173. Status of federal property within improvement district
7-12-4176. Resolution for tax levy upon district property
7-12-4177. Notice of resolution for tax levy -- protest and hearing
7-12-4178. Hearing on resolution for tax levy
7-12-4179. Payment of maintenance costs -- resolution for assessment
7-12-4180. Improvement district maintenance fund
7-12-4181. Collection of district assessments by county clerk -- certification
7-12-4184. Reinstatement of delinquent assessment
7-12-4185. Payment of tax under protest -- action to recover
7-12-4186. Procedure to correct assessment and relevy and collect tax
7-12-4187. Certain errors not to invalidate assessments and liens
7-12-4188. Due date for district assessments
7-12-4189. Simple interest on assessments
7-12-4190. Payment of assessments in installments
7-12-4191. Assessments and certain other charges as liens
7-12-4192. Change in outstanding principal of district -- relevy of assessments
7-12-4193. Pooling of bonds of districts in city