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Council Agenda Item 5
MEETING DATE: June 2, 2011
AGENDA ITEM: Delinquent Accounts — Requested Action: Certifying the delinquent
utility bills to Stearns County for collection in 2012.
SUBMITTED BY: Finance
BOARD /COMMISSION /COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: N/A
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION: None
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Minnesota Statute 429.101 allows local governments to assess unpaid
fees for special charges noted in the City Ordinances. These charges may include weed cutting, snow
removal, street sweeping, tree trimming, utility bills, operation of street lighting systems, special fire
service fees, compliance fees, etc. Installments can be paid in one installment up to 10 equal
installments. City's policy has been one installment due to the relatively small balances that remain.
The City may also charge fees incurred by the City to assess the benefited properties.
The attached listing includes addresses over two months delinquent on their city bills. The property
owners have not made arrangements with the City to pay their bills.
A 14 -day notice of the pending assessment and June 2, 2011 public hearing has been given to the
affected property owners. The public hearing notice was also placed in the St. Joseph Newsleader.
Other collection measures have been taken prior to collection under MN § 429.101.
The property owners will be given until July 5, 2011 at 4:30 pm to pay their delinquent invoices prior to
sending the assessment to Stearns County for collection. The $40 assessment fee will be waived if the
delinquent balance is paid in full before July 5, 2011.
BUDGET /FISCAL IMPACT: $ 2,852.86
ATTACHMENTS: Request for Council Action 5:1
Public Hearing Notice 5:2
Delinquent Account Listings 5:3
Resolution 2011 -010 Adopting Final Assessment 5:4
REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION: Approve certifying the delinquent accounts as presented with a one
installment payment in 2011, 0% interest charge, plus a $40 certification fee per item for accounts not
paid by July 5, 2011.
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CITY OF ST. JOSEPH
PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the Council will meet at 7:00 pm on June 2, 2011 in the City Hall Council
Chambers to consider, and possibly adopt, the proposed assessment for delinquent City invoices.
Adoption by the Council of the proposed assessment may occur at the hearing.
The proposed assessment role is on file for public inspection at the City Clerk's Office. The total amount
of the proposed assessment is $ 3,335.31. Written or oral objections will be considered at the meeting.
No appeal may be taken as to the amount of an assessment unless a written objection signed by the
affected property owner is filed with the City Clerk prior to the assessment hearing or presented to the
presiding officer at the hearing. The Council may upon such notice consider objection to the amount of a
proposed individual assessment at an adjourned meeting upon such further notice to the affected property
owners, as it deems advisable.
An owner may appeal an assessment to district court pursuant to Minn. Stat. 429.081 by serving notice of
the appeal upon the mayor or clerk within 30 days after the adoption of the assessment and filing such
notice with the district court within ten days after service upon the mayor or clerk.
Judy Weyrens
Administrator
Publish: May 13, 2011
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Property Address
Current Owner
Account #
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84.53590.0000
29 - 1ST AVE SE
Rory Lee
02- 00000512 -00 -2
716.11
40.00
756.11
84.53430.0038
818 MINNESOTA ST E
Richard Carlbom
05- 00000519 -00 -2
405.11
40.00
445.11
84.53533.0149
515 ELENA LANE
Daniel & Kathryn Chastain
09- 00000802 -00 -7
415.90
40.00
455.90
84.53733.0311
209 IVERSON ST W
PHH Mortgage Services
09- 00000631 -00 -1
196.58
40.00
236.58
84.53533.0041
519 GRACEVIEW DRIVE
Chase Home Financial LLC
09- 00000565 -00 -7
375.86
40.00
415.86
84.53794.0022
726 - 19th Ave NE
Mark Talberg
08- 00000544 -00 -9
503.30
40.00
543.30
$2,612.86 $240.00 $2,852.86
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Resolution 2011 -012
City of St. Joseph
Resolution Adopting Assessment
Outstanding Invoices
WHEREAS, pursuant to proper notice duly given as required by law, the council has met and heard and
passed upon all objections to the proposed assessment for the outstanding fees relating utility and weed
cutting services.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF ST. JOSEPH, MINNESOTA:
Such proposed assessment, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof, is hereby
accepted and shall constitute the special assessment against the lands named therein, and each tract
of land therein included is hereby found to be benefited by the proposed improvement in the amount
of the assessment levied against it.
2. Such assessment shall be payable in equal annual installments extending over a period of 1 year, the
first of the installments to be payable on or before the first Monday in January 2012.
3. The owner of any property so assessed may, at any time prior to certification of the assessment to
the county auditor, pay the whole of the assessment on such property.
4. The clerk shall forthwith transmit a certified duplicate of this assessment to the county auditor to be
extended on the property tax lists of the county. Such assessments shall be collected and paid over
in the same manner as other municipal taxes.
Adopted by the council this 2nd day of June 2011.
Rick Schultz, Mayor
Judy Weyrens, City Administrator
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