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~0 Procedure far Assessments Page 2 were mailed by first-class mail and the date of such mailing shall be filed with the Board.. 8. At the public hearing information will be provided on the proposed assessment project, Terms of the assessment will be discussed and comments will be received from all interested persons who appear with respect to any matter covered by the Preliminary Assessment Resolution. 9, Following the close of the public hearing the staff will prepare a Final Assessment Resolution which the Board may adopt. The resolution shall describe the project in general terms, state the basis on which the assessment will be made and give a general description of the area to be assessed. In addition the resolution shall state the percentage of the work to be assessed, the terms of payment and include conditions, if any, under which assessments are to be held in abeyance, 10. Upon adoption of the Final Assessment Resolution the staff will proceed with the permitting, acquisition of easements and bidding of the proposed project improvements, The bids will be tabulated and presented to the Board for an award of construction. 11, Upon completion of the construction work the staff will accumulate all charges for the project including engineering, inspections, construction, easement acquisition, legal, and administrative. From this information the full cost of the project will be determined. From the ftall project cost the staff will exclude engineering and inspection fees (up to 15% of the construction cast), legal and easement acquisition costs (up to 5% of the construction cost) and all administrative costs. The remaining amount will be the amount to be assessed to the benefited parties less any contribution by the Towns or County. 12. The staff will notify by mail all property owners in the assessment area that the constriction work has been completed and that service connections may be made to the system upon payment of the appropriate availability fees, Prior to connecting to the system the applicant must make arrangements with the Authority to pay these fees in a lump sum or over a period of time and at an interest rate established by the Board, 13. When the total costs have been determined a Preliminary Assessment Roll will be prepared by the staff far adoption by the Board. This roll shall contain a brief description of each lot or parcel to be assessed, the amount of the assessment against each lot or parcel (in practice, the Board will have established this in the adoption of the Final Assessment Resolution), the terms of payment, the name and address of each lot or parcel owner as indicated on the county tax records and state a time and place for a public hearing on the roll. The Preliminary Assessment Roll shall be on file in the clerk's office where it is available for public inspection.