2005 Idaho Code - 50-2505 — RESOLUTION FOR COST AND FEASIBILITY STUDY

                                  TITLE  50
                            MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS
                                  CHAPTER 25
                     UNDERGROUND CONVERSION OF UTILITIES
    50-2505.  RESOLUTION FOR COST AND FEASIBILITY STUDY. Any governing body
may on its own initiative, or upon a petition signed by at least sixty per
cent (60%) of the resident owners of property subject to assessment within
such proposed improvement district requesting the creation of an improvement
district as provided for in this chapter, pass a resolution by the affirmative
vote of three-fourths (3/4) of all members of the governing body at any
regular or special meeting declaring that it finds that the improvement
district is in the public interest. It must be determined that the formation
of the local improvement district for a purpose set out in this chapter will
promote the public convenience, necessity, and welfare. The resolution must
state that costs and expenses will be levied and assessed upon the property
benefited and further request that the appropriate public utility serving such
area by overhead electric or communication facilities shall, within one
hundred twenty (120) days after the receipt of the resolution, make a study of
the cost of extension or conversion of its facilities. The resolution shall
provide for payment of the public utility's costs and expenses associated with
preparing the costs and feasibility report in the event the improvement
district is not created. The report of said study shall be provided to the
governing body and made available in its office to all owners of land within
the proposed improvement district. The resolution of the governing body shall
require that the public utility be provided with the name and address of the
owner of each parcel or lot within the proposed improvement district, if
known, and if not known, the description of the property and such other
matters as may be required by the public utility in order to perform the work
involved in the cost study. The study shall further list each lot or parcel
within the proposed improvement impact area. The appropriate public utility
serving such improvement district area shall, within one hundred twenty (120)
days after receipt of the resolution, make a study of the costs of extension
or of conversion, and shall provide the governing body and make available at
its office a joint report of the results of the study.