19-27a11. Costs of combined or enlarged districts; tax levy; installments; bonds.
19-27a11
19-27a11. Costs of combined or enlarged districts; tax levy; installments;
bonds.
(a) Whenever sewer districts are combined, all bonded indebtedness
existing on the effective date of the
combination of districts shall remain a lien against and an
obligation of the individual districts the same as before the
combination.
(b) Whenever it is necessary to enlarge a sewer system, the cost of the
enlargements shall be charged against all of the property in the entire
main sewer district if the enlarged facilities are to be used by and
benefit the entire main sewer district. If the sewer enlargements
will serve only a part of the main sewer district, the cost shall be
charged against only those properties located in the district which will
use or be benefited by the same. The cost of all enlargements shall
be paid by levying a tax at a uniform rate on all the property in the
entire main sewer district if the enlarged facilities are to be used by
and benefit the entire main sewer district. If only a part of the
main sewer district is to use and benefit from the enlarged facilities,
then the tax shall be levied only on the properties in the part of the
main sewer district which will use or be benefited by the same. The tax
shall be levied and collected, in addition
to other taxes and special assessments, and when ordered by the governing
body of the district, the county clerk shall place the tax upon the tax
roll for collection subject to the same penalties and collected in the
same manner as other taxes. The board of county commissioners may
provide for the payment of the costs of the enlargement by installments
instead of levying the entire tax for the cost at one time and may
issue and sell general obligation bonds of the county in the manner
provided by the general bond law.
History: L. 1983, ch. 99, § 12; July 1.