A. If an assessment is made before the total cost of the local improvement is ascertained, and it is found that the amount of the assessment is insufficient to pay the costs of the improvement, the council may by motion declare the deficit and instruct the manager to prepare a proposed deficit assessment. The Council shall set a time for a hearing of objections to the deficit assessment and direct the City Engineer to give notice according to Section 13.16.140.

B. After a hearing, the Council shall by ordinance make an equitable deficit assessment, which shall be entered in the docket of city liens as provided by Section 13.16.170. The notice of the deficit assessment shall be published and mailed, and the collection of the assessment shall be made in accordance with Sections 13.16.170 and 13.16.180.