Title 9 — MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT

In addition to the published notice, the governing body, not less than ten nor more than twenty days before the hearing on the adoption of the proposed resolution of necessity, shall cause personal notice to be mailed by first class or certified mail to each person owning propert…

At the time and place of the hearing required by § 9-43-82 , the governing body shall consider any objections to the proposed resolution and may adopt the resolution, with or without amendment. No amendment may be made affecting property of any class not included in the original …

Twenty days after publication of the adopted resolution of necessity, unless the referendum is invoked or unless a written protest is filed with the finance officer signed by the owners of more than fifty-five percent of the frontage of the property to be assessed, the governing …

At any time after the contract is signed, for any local improvement for which special assessments are to be levied, the governing body may make and file in the office of the finance officer an assessment roll showing: (1) The name of the owner of each lot to be assessed as shown …

Wherever the term, lot, appears in this chapter, it shall be construed to include tracts or other parcels of land. Source: SL 2012, ch 57 , § 16.

If the assessment is payable in installments, the special assessment roll shall specify the number of installments, the rate of interest that deferred installments shall bear, that the whole assessment or any installment may be paid at any time, and that all installments paid bef…

Upon the filing of the assessment roll with the finance officer, the governing body shall fix a time and place for hearing on the assessment roll. The finance officer shall publish a notice of the time and place of hearing in the official newspaper not less than ten nor more than…

At the time and place fixed for the hearing, the governing body shall meet to consider the assessment roll and hear any objections. At the hearing, the governing body may approve, equalize, amend, or reject the assessment roll. Source: SL 2012, ch 57 , § 19.

If the governing body rejects the assessment roll, a new one may be made and filed, and notice and hearing shall be held as provided in §

If the governing body equalizes or amends the assessment roll, a list of all items of assessment changed or amended shall be published and notice and hearing shall be held as provided in §

After any corrections in the assessment roll have been made, the governing body by resolution shall approve and levy the assessment, describing the assessment and the local improvement, and providing the dates of the official approval of the assessment roll. Source: SL 2012, ch 5…

The resolution approving the assessment roll shall also state under which plan the assessment and installments thereof shall be paid as provided by §

The decision of a municipal governing body upon a special assessment roll may be appealed to circuit court. The appeal shall be made within twenty days after publication of a notice that the resolution confirming the special assessment roll has been adopted by filing written noti…

Each item of assessment shall be numbered consecutively by the finance officer without regard to date, character of local improvement, or description of property. No number may be duplicated. Source: SL 2012, ch 57 , § 25.

The finance officer shall prepare a special record which shall contain the following: (1) A record of all special assessments; (2) The consecutive number of the item; (3) The date the assessment is due; (4) The name of the property owner as provided by the director of equalizatio…

The municipal finance officer shall immediately mail to the owners of each lot, parcel, or piece of land as shown by the special assessment roll, a notice specifying the amount of the assessment, the number of installments, the date of the approval of the assessment roll, and a s…