12-6a17. Service assessments; collection; no-fund warrants; limitation on actions. (a) The governing body of any city, in addition to any other authority provided by law, may provide for and charge all or any part of the cost of any work performed by the city which is deemed necessary as a result of the failure of any person to perform any work which has been made such person's duty to perform by law or ordinance.

(b) Such service assessment shall be made by ordinance after a statement of the costs has been given the owner or other person and not less than sixty (60) days thereafter, during which time the charge may be paid without interest to the city treasurer. All such moneys shall be credited as a reimbursable item to the fund or funds of the city from which the cost of such services by the city are paid or payable.

(c) Any service assessment may be paid in one (1) installment or over a period of not to exceed three (3) years in equal annual installments with interest from the date of issuance of any no-fund warrant hereinafter authorized.

(d) The governing body may let any of the aforesaid service work to contract or order the work by force account and issue no-fund warrants to pay the cost thereof in an amount not in excess of the contract or the cost of materials and labor necessary to the service performed. Such warrants may be issued to be payable over a period of three (3) years from and after January 1 of the year following the certification of the assessment to the county clerk.

(e) The aforesaid no-fund warrants shall be issued and registered as provided by K.S.A. 79-2940 and bear interest at not to exceed the maximum rate of interest prescribed by K.S.A. 10-1009 until paid: Provided, It shall be sufficient that the warrants recite that they are issued under the authority of the city governing body and by virtue of this act. Such warrants shall be redeemed and paid by the county treasurer as by law provided.

(f) All unpaid service assessments shall be certified by the city clerk to the county clerk with interest on the unpaid installments at the rate fixed by the no-fund warrants.

(g) No suit to set aside the said assessments shall be brought after the expiration of thirty (30) days from the publication of the ordinance fixing said assessments.

History: L. 1957, ch. 99, § 17; L. 1970, ch. 64, § 10; March 21.