12-1673.   Work performed by city upon failure to perform duties imposedby law or ordinance; costs, how collected; limitation on actions.(a) The governing body of any city located in a county designated anurban area as authorized by the Kansas constitution, in addition to anyother authority provided by law, may provide for and charge all or any partof the cost of any work performed by the city which is deemed necessary asa result of the failure of any person to perform any work which has beenmade his or her duty to perform by law or ordinance.

      (b)   Such service assessment shall be made by ordinance which may beadopted not less than sixty (60) days after a written statement of thecosts has been given the owner or other persons. Prior to the adoption ofthe ordinance the charge may be paid without interest to the citytreasurer. All such moneys shall be credited as a reimbursable item to thefund created by K.S.A. 12-1674 from which the cost of such services by thecity are paid or payable.

      (c)   Any service assessment may be paid in one (1) installment or, if thegoverning body deems it advisable, over a period of not to exceed five (5)years in equal annual installments.

      (d)   The governing body may let any of the aforesaid service work tocontract or order the work to be done by its own personnel.

      (e)   All unpaid service assessments shall be certified by the city clerkto the county clerk with interest on the unpaid installments at a ratefixed by the governing body of the city, which shall not exceed ten percent(10%) per annum.

      (f)   No suit to set aside any service assessment shall be brought afterthe expiration of thirty (30) days from the publication of the ordinancefixing said assessments.

      History:   L. 1968, ch. 407, § 1; July 1.