09-49 - 10-06 - adopt and confirm assessments - delinquent utility billing
Resolution 09-49
October 6, 2009
Member Freiberg introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION ADOPTING AND CONFIRMING ASSESSMENTS
FOR DELINQUENT UTILITY BILLING
1. The amount proper and necessary to be specially assessed at this time for
various public improvements:
Years
Interest Rate
First Year Lev Total Assessed
1
5%
2010 $303,451.18
against every assessable lot, piece, or parcel of land affected thereby has been duly
calculated upon the basis of benefits, without regard to cash valuation, in accordance with
the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 429, and notice has been duly published, as
required by law that this Council would meet to hear, consider and pass upon all
objections, if any, and said proposed assessment has at all time since its filing been open
for public inspection and an opportunity has been given to all interested persons to present
their objections if any, to such proposed assessments.
2. This Council, having heard and considered all objections so presented, finds that
each of the lots, pieces and parcels of land enumerated in the proposed assessment was
and is specially benefited by the construction of said improvement in not less than the
amount of the assessment set opposite the description of each such lot, piece and parcel
of land respectively, and such amount so set out is hereby levied against each of the
respective lots, pieces and parcels of land therein described.
3. The proposed assessments are hereby adopted and confirmed as the proper
assessments for each of said lots, pieces and parcels of land respectively, and the
assessment against each parcel, together with interest at the rate of six (6) percent per
annum accruing on the full amount thereof unpaid, shall be a lien concurrent with general
taxes upon parcel and all thereof. The total amount of each such assessment not prepaid
shall be payable in equal annual principal installments extending over a period of years, as
indicated in each case. The first of said installments, together with interest on the entire
assessment for the period of January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010, will be payable
with general taxes collectible in 2010.
4. Prior to certification of the assessment to the County Auditor, the owner of any
lot, piece or parcel of land assessed hereby may at any time pay the whole such
assessment, with interest to the date of payment, to the City Treasurer, but no interest
shall be charged if such payment is made by November 13, 2009.
Resolution 09-49 - Continued
October 6,2009
5. The City Clerk shall, as soon as may be, prepare and transmit to the County
Auditor a certified duplicate of the assessment roll, with each installment and interest on
each unpaid assessment set forth separately, to be extended upon the proper tax lists of
the County and the County Auditor shall thereafter collect said assessment in the manner
provided by law.
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Linda R. Loomis, Mayor
ATTEST:
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was seconded by Member Shaffer
and upon a vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Freiberg,
Loomis, Pentel, Scanlon and Shaffer; and the following voted against the same: none,
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted, signed by the Mayor
and her signature attested by the City Clerk.