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Council Agenda Item
MEETING DATE:
May 2, 2013
AGENDA ITEM:
Delinquent Accounts – Requested Action: Certifying the delinquent
utility bills to Stearns County for collection in 2014.
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.
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A 14-day notice of the pending assessment and April 12, 2013 public hearing notice 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. Notice was also
given to the four accounts on College Ave S, originally not in the public hearing balance.
The property owners will be given until June 3, 2013 at 12:00 pm to pay their delinquent invoices prior to
sending the assessment to Stearns County for collection. The $45 assessment fee will be waived if the
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delinquent balance is paid in full before June 3, 2013 at 12:00pm. As of April 29, one account has been
paid in full and will not be certified. The balance is $10,219.59 after removing the account from the
listing.
BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT:
$ 10,219.59
ATTACHMENTS:
RCA - Delinquent Accounts
Resolution 2013-020 Adopting Final Assessment Roll
Delinquent Account Listings
Public Hearing Notice
REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION:
Authorize the Mayor and Administrator to execute resolution
2013-020 adopting the final assessment roll certifying the delinquent accounts as presented with a one
payment in 2014, 0% interest charge, plus a $45 certification fee per item for accounts not paid by June 3,
2013 at 12:00pm.
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Resolution 2013-020
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:
1. 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 2014.
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.
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Adopted by the council this 2 day of May 2013.
Rick Schultz, Mayor
Judy Weyrens, City Administrator
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