§ 18-66. Power and authority.

(a)

The board of county commissioners may provide for the paving, grading, curbing, draining or other improving of streets and highways, and may provide for installation of utilities, including connection to a public water system, in the unincorporated area of the county and may assess against the abutting property to be improved the entire cost of the improvement, or any portion thereof, and to pay as a county charge any of the costs which are not assessed.

(b)

At its option, the board of county commissioners may impose assessments within an area and establish municipal service benefit units to fund costs and services of improvements. Notwithstanding any petition process set forth in this article, the board shall retain the authority to establish improvement areas without a landowner petition and the board shall not be legally bound by the result of the petition process.

(c)

The County Manager or designee shall have responsibility for the administration, coordination, permitting, bidding, inspecting, and record keeping activities associated with any assessment program and resulting projects.

(d)

All properties owned by federal, state and local governments are exempt from assessments imposed under this article.

(Ord. No. 2015-52, § 2, 12-15-15; Ord. No. 2017-47, § 3, 10-10-17)