Merced Municipal Code Ch. 13.06 Incidental Expenses

Incidental expenses, when referring to an acquisition, means and includes:

A. The costs of maps, plats, surveys and the compensation of the engineer and all engineering costs relating to the acquisition;

B. The costs of title searches, certificates of title, title insurance and other costs relating to title;

C. The compensation of appraisers and all appraisal costs;

D. The compensation of rights-of-way agents and all costs relating thereto;

E. The compensation of attorneys and all costs relating to the acquisition;

F. The compensation of referees and all costs relating thereto;

G. All clerical, stenographic and printing costs incidental to the acquisition;

H. All charges and expenses of any city officials relating to the acquisition;

I. All costs and expenses awarded to the defendants in eminent domain proceedings or otherwise paid to them or their attorneys in settlement.

(Prior code § 14A.33).

Incidental expenses, when referring to an improvement, means and includes:

A. The compensation of the engineers, including all costs of preliminary and final surveys, estimates of cost, reports, plans, profiles, cross-sections and specifications;

B. The costs of setting grade stakes and of inspecting, supervising and accepting the work, estimating and certifying progress and final payments for the costs thereof;

C. The costs of analyses and testing;

D. The compensation of the attorneys and all costs relating to the improvements;

E. All clerical, stenographic and printing costs incidental to the improvements.

(Prior code § 14A.34).

Incidental expenses, when referring to the assessment and assessment bond proceedings for an acquisition and/or improvement, means and includes:

A. The costs of preparing the proceedings, including all clerical, stenographic and printing costs;

B. The compensation of the engineers;

C. The compensation of the attorneys;

D. The compensation of the city for the services of any city officials in the proceedings or in the levy and collection of the assessments and the issuance and payment of the bonds;

E. The costs of preparing the diagram of the assessment district and the assessment and of the boundary map;

F. The costs of issuing and marketing the bonds;

G. Interest at standard rates on moneys of the city advanced to the project prior to the time that moneys are available for repayment for the assessment and bonds;

H. All fees, costs and compensation expended or incurred by the city in the defense of any action questioning the validity of any act or thing done or performed under this title;

I. Any other expense incurred by authority of this title or incidental to the completion of the project in the manner specified.

(Prior code § 14A.35).