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Council Agenda Item 5
MEETING DATE: June 19, 2017
AGENDA ITEM: Public Hearing - Delinquent Accounts/Reassessment Proposed
Assessment
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 invoices/bills. The strike
through indicates that the invoice has been paid since the hearing notice was mailed. Typically the
invoices/bills that are placed on the tax rolls are those for services other than utility such as weed cutting
or utility bills where water is not available. As can be seen from the potential certification list, the only
utility accounts that are listed is one where only sewer is charged and the other is for street lighting/storm
water.
A 14-day notice of the pending assessment 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 24, 2017 at 10:00am to pay their delinquent invoices prior to
sending the assessment to Stearns County for collection. The $45 assessment fee will be waived if the
delinquent balance is paid in full before July 24, 2017 at 10:00am.
The reassessment is for foreclosed lots that were purchased in 2016. Law allows the city to re-assess
maintenance costs and past assessments that fell off the assessment roll. The costs proposed to be
assessed are less than the final proceeds received by Stearns County from the lot sale. The proposed re-
assessment was published in the St. Cloud Times on June 2, 2017. The property owner can prepay these
costs by July 24, 2017, 10:00am before certified to Stearns County.
BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT: up to $9,091.74 in various funds
ATTACHMENTS: Request for Council Action - Delinquent Accounts/Reassessment
Resolution 2017-023 Adopting Assessment Outstanding Invoices
Delinquent Account/Reassessment Listings
Public Hearing Notices
REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION: Adopt Resolution 2017-023 certifying the delinquent accounts
as presented with a one installment payment in 2018, 0% interest charge, plus a $45 certification fee per
item for accounts (excluding re-assessed accounts) not paid by July 24, 2017 at 10:00am.
Resolution 2017-023
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, weed
cutting services and street improvements.
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 2018.
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 19 day of June 2017.
Rick Schultz, Mayor
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CITY OF ST. JOSEPH
PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the Council will meet at or shortly thereafter at 6:00 pm on June 19, 2017 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 $1,295.02. 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: June 2, 2017
CITY OF ST.JOSEPH
PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the Council will meet at or shortly thereafter at 6:00 pm on June 19, 2017 in
the City Hall Council Chambers to consider, and possibly adopt, the proposed re-assessment for
properties previously foreclosed. 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 $7,042.08. 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.
Judy Weyrens
Administrator
Publish: June 2,2017