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26.08 Subdivision 7. Mod atit-at ton of Contracts. After work ' has been commenced oil an improvement un erta en pursuant to a contract awarded on a unit price basis, the Council may, witout advertising for bids, authorize changes in the contract so as to include additional units of work at the same unit price if the cost of the additional work does not exceed 10 percent of the original contract price. original contract price means that figure determined by multiplying the estimated number of units required by the unit price. 26.09 Apportionment of Cost. The cost of any improve- ment, or any port thereof, may he a99e9sed upon property henetited by the property abut4 on the impruvmwnt and whether or not any part of the cost of the improvement is paid fro,a the county -state aid highway fund, the municipal- 9tate aid stroot rued or the trunk highway fund. The area assessed may be less than but may not exceed the area proposed to be assessed as stated in the notice of hearing on the improvement, except as provided below. The munici- pality may pay such pirtion of the cost of the improvement as the Council may determine from general ad valorem tax levies or from other revenues or funds of the municipality available for the purpose, subject to the provisions of Chapter 8.04, Subdivision 2, of the Charter. The City may subsequently reimburse itself for all or any of the portion ' of the cost of a water, storm sewer, or sanitary sewer improvement so paid by levying additional assessments upon any properties abutting on but not previously assessed for the iirprovement, on notice and hearing as provided for the assessments initially made. To the extent that such an improvement benefits non -abutting properties which may be served by the improvement when one or more later extensions or improvements are made but which are not initially assessed therefore, the City may also reimburse itself by adding all or any of the portion of the cost so paid to the assessments levied for any of such later extensions or improvements, provideu that notice that such additional amount will be assessed is included in the notice of hearing on the making of such extensions or improvemerts. The provisions of 16.05 shall apply to such extensions or improvements in the same manner as it they were new improvements. 26.10 Assessment Procedure. Subdivision 1. Calculation, Notice. At any time after a contract is let or the work ordered by day labor, the expense incurred or to he incurred in its making shall be calculated under the direction of the Council. The Council shall then determine by resolution the amount of t!je total expense the City will pay, other than the amount, if any, ' which it will pay as a property owner, and the amount to be assessed. Thereupon, the Clerk, with the assistance of the engineer or other qualified person selected by the Council,