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anticipation of state and federal aids and the collection of taxes levied the previous year for any fund and not yet collected. The total amount of certificates issued against any fund for any year together with interest thereon until maturity shall not exceed 90% of the total state and federal aids and current taxes due to the fund and uncollected at the time of issuance. The Council determines the terms and conditions on which the certificates are issued. Certificates must come due no later than April 1 of the year following their issuance. The full faith and credit of the City, and revenues received from tax levies and from federal and state aids which have been allocated for the fund for which the tax anticipation certificates were issued will be irrevocably pledged for the redemption of the certificates. Section 7 . 12 Emergency Debt Certificates. Emergency debt certificates may be issued by the Council for purposes and in the manner prescribed by law. CHAPTER 8 PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS Section 8 . 01 Power to Make Improvements and Levy Assessments. The City may make any type of public improvement not forbidden by law, and levy special assessments to pay all or any part of the cost of such improvements as are of a local character. The total assessments for any local improvement may not exceed the cost of the improvement, including all associated costs and expenses with interest. No assessment shall exceed the benefits to the property. Section 8 . 02 Effective Charter Provisions. All local improvements (the term "local improvement" means a public improvement financed partly or wholly from special assessments against benefitted properties) must be carried out exclusively under the provisions of this Charter. Section 8 . 03 Local Improvement Ordinances and Regulations. The Council must enact suitable ordinances governing local improvements and special assessments. The ordinances must provide a complete working code covering the determination of assessments and assessment districts, public hearings, appeals from collection of assessments, penalties for delinquency in making payments, financing of assessments, and the certifying of unpaid assessments for collection by the proper county officer. These ordinances must also provide for installment payments and notices to be given thereof, appellate procedure, reassessment, if necessary, and all other matters appropriate to the subject of local improvements and assessments as provided by this Charter and State law. Section 8 . 04 Procedure. [95-1] 14