(70 ILCS 2405/22a.12) (from Ch. 42, par. 317d.13)

Sec. 22a.12. Appointment of assessing officer. Upon or before the filing of such a petition, some resident of the district appointed by the chairman of the committee of local improvements shall make a true and impartial assessment of the cost of the specified improvement upon the petitioning district and the property benefited by the improvement. This officer need not file an oath, and his appointment need not be confirmed by the court.

(Source: P.A. 85-1137.)