§ 90-26. Assessment of costs of abatement or spraying.

(a)

The costs of abating any public nuisance or of spraying any elm tree or part of such tree may be chargeable to and assessed against the parcel or lot abutting on the street, alley, boulevard or parkway upon or in which such tree is located or the parcel or lot upon which such tree stands. The cost of abating any such nuisance or spraying any elm tree or part of such tree which is located in or upon any park or public grounds shall be borne by the village.

(b)

The village forester shall keep account of the costs of work done under this division and shall report monthly to the clerk all work done for which assessments are to be made, stating and certifying the descriptions of the land, lots, parts of lots or parcels of land and the amounts chargeable to each. The clerk shall include in his report to the village board the aggregate amounts chargeable to each lot or parcel so reported to him, and such amounts shall be levied and assessed against such parcels or lots in the same manner as other special taxes. Before such assessments are entered on the tax roll, the village board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed assessments and shall give advance notice of such hearing not less than 14 days before the time set for such hearing by publication in the official newspaper.

(Code 1991, § 10.05(6))