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26.08 Subdivision 7. Modification of Contracts. After work has been commenced on an improvement undertaken 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 nor exceed 10 percent of the original contract price. Original cwntraCL price means ti,uL ' t" the estimated number of units required by the unit price. 26.09 Aphnrtiomaent of Cost. The cast of any improve- ment, or any part thereof, may be assessed upon property benefited by the property abuts on the improvment and whether or not any part of the cost of the improvement is paid tram the county -state aid highway fund, the municipal - State aid Street fund or the trunk highway fund. The area assessed may be less than but may not exceed the area proposed to he assessed as stated in the notice of hearing on the improvement, except as provided below. The munici- pality may pay such portion 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 reimhurse itself fut all or any of the portion of the cost of a water, storm sewer, or sanitary sewer improvement so paid by levying add:tional assessments upon any properties abutting on but not previously assessed for the improvein-nt, on notice and herring as provided for the assessments initially made. To the extent that such an .mprovement benefits non -abutting properties which may be served by t'ic improvement when one or more later extensions or unpr�vements are made but which are noL initially assessed therefore, the City may also reimburse itsel° oy adding all or any of the portion of the cost so paiC to the assessments levied for any of sucn later extensions or improvements, provided that notice that such additional amount will be assessed is included in the notice cf hearing on the making of such extensions or improvements. The orovisinns of 26.05 shall apply to such extensions or improvements in the same manner as if they were new improvement. 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 be incurred in its making shall be calculated under the direction of the Council. The Council shall then determine by resolution the amount of the 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 ether qualified person selected by the Council,