Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No. 1981-273 written by Robert T. Stephan and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pursuant to the provisions of certain statutes whereby cities may undertake work on private property and assess the cost thereof against the property, a city may assess only actual costs incurred by the city. A city may not, under said statutes, assess a purely arbitrary amount which purports to represent administrative and publication costs incurred by the city. However, where a city may demonstrably measure the administrative costs and publication costs attributable to a specific work project, said costs may be assessed against the property. Cited herein: K.S.A. 12-1617e, 12-1617f, 12-1755, 17-4759; L. 1981, Ch. 173, section 54.