12-631e. Certain cities may alter, repair, construct or reconstruct sewers; payment by city at large; bonds. If the governing body of any city located in a county which has a population of less than 20,000 and an assessed tangible valuation of more than $45,000,000 and in which sewer districts have been created determines that it is necessary to alter, repair or reconstruct any existing sewer or construct any additional sewer which serves two or more districts or which serves a substantial portion of the city, the governing body may provide therefor and may (1) assess the cost thereof against the sewer district or sewer districts specially benefited, (2) if the governing body determines that the cost thereof should be borne by the city at large, pay such cost out of the general fund of the city or (3) issue its general improvement bonds to pay therefor in the manner provided by law.
Whenever the governing body of any such city determines that the cost of any such construction or reconstruction should be borne by the city at large and paid for by the issuance of its general improvement bonds, the governing body shall adopt a resolution stating such fact and the amount of bonds which it deems necessary to issue and sell. The governing body shall publish such resolution once each week for two consecutive weeks in a paper of general circulation in such city. After publication, such bonds may be issued and sold, unless a petition in opposition to the same, signed by qualified electors of the city equal in number to not less than 15% of the qualified electors of such city who voted for the office of secretary of state at the last preceding election at which such office was subject to election, is filed with the city clerk of such city within 30 days following the last publication of the resolution. If such a petition is filed, the governing body of such city shall submit the question to the qualified electors of such city at a special election called for such purpose or at the next general city election.
The total amount of bonds issued by any city under the authority conferred by this act shall not exceed the sum of $100,000.
The provisions of law relating to construction and pavement of streets shall be followed in the letting of all contracts and the levying of any special assessments under the provisions of this act.
History: L. 1949, ch. 122, § 1; L. 1981, ch. 173, § 14; July 1.
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