Upon the adoption of the resolution as provided in section 40-28-01, the city auditor shall publish in the official municipal newspaper once each week for two successive weeks a notice to the owners or occupants of the property involved stating what work is to be done and the time within which it is to be completed. The notice may be general as to the owners but shall be specific as to the descriptions of the lots or parcels of land in front, along the side, or in the rear of which the improvement is to be made and which the improvement affects.
40-28-03. Municipality may contract work when property owner fails to make service connections as required. If the connection with the sewer, main, wire, or conduit is not made by the owner of the property within the time specified in the notice given by the city auditor, the governing body shall order such work done by such person as it may contract with therefor at the expense of the lot or parcel of land adjoining each improvement or service connection. Such work shall be administered and observed under the supervision of the engineer acting for the municipality. The expense of making such connection, including the expense of giving all notices relating thereto, of making the assessments therefor, and of any other nature, shall be assessed by the engineer against the lot or parcel of land properly chargeable therewith, and the assessment list shall be filed in the office of the city auditor. The city auditor shall cause such list, together with a notice of the time when and place where the governing body will meet to consider the approval thereof, to be published in one issue of the official newspaper of the municipality at least ten days prior to the meeting of the governing body at which the approval of the assessment will be considered.
40-28-04. Assessments extended over period of from one year to five years - Certification of assessments. Assessments for improvements made under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid in equal payments extending over a period of not less than one year nor more than five years, as the governing body of the municipality may determine. Such assessments as may be approved by the governing body shall be certified by the city auditor to the county treasurer for collection, and such assessments shall be collected in the same manner as special assessments are collected.