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HomeMy WebLinkAbout[05] Delinquent Hearing Council Agenda Item 5 MEETING DATE: October 1, 2018 AGENDA ITEM: Public Hearing - Delinquent Accounts 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 bills. 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. Cloud Times. Other collection measures have been taken prior to collection under MN § 429.101. The property owners will be given until November 1, 2018 at 10:00am to pay their delinquent invoices prior to sending the assessment to Stearns County for collection. The $50 assessment fee will be waived if the delinquent balance is paid in full before November 1, 2018 at 10:00am. th As of September 28, one account has been paid in full. The budget impact reflects the balance due after this payment was removed. BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT: up to $1,762.50 in various funds ATTACHMENTS: Request for Council Action - Delinquent Accounts Resolution 2018-041 Adopting Assessment Outstanding Invoices Delinquent Account Listings Public Hearing Notice REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION: Adopt Resolution 2018-041 certifying the delinquent accounts as presented with a one installment payment in 2019, 0% interest charge, plus a $50 certification fee per item for accounts (excluding re-assessed accounts) and 5 year, 0% on re-assessed properties not paid by November 1, 2018 at 10:00am. Resolution 2018-041 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, 0% interest rate, with the first of the installments to be payable on or before the first Monday in January 2019. 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. 5. 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. st Adopted by the council this 1 day of October, 2018. Rick Schultz, Mayor ATTEST Judy Weyrens, Administrator Service Address LateFeesWeedCuttingWaterSewerRefuseStormWaterStreetLightSalesTaxTOTAL534 Graceview Lp 100.00 7.63 107.63 536 Graceview Lp 100.00 7.63 107.63 538 Graceview Lp 100.00 7.63 107.63 540 Graceview Lp 100.00 7.63 107.63 330 Jefferson Ln 200.00 15.26 215.26 336 Jefferson Ln 200.00 15.26 215.26 341 Jefferson Ln 200.00 15.26 215.26 345 Jefferson Ln 200.00 15.26 215.26 143 - 10th Ave SE 33.04 37.90 2.86 4.00 77.80 234 - 18th Ave SE 9.31 10.73 7.54 0.30 0.40 28.28 PIF 9/19/18 442 - 12th Ave SE 32.39 207.64 77.25 61.46 6.00 8.40 393.14 32.39 1,200.00 249.99 125.88 69.00 9.16 12.80 91.56 1,790.78 1,762.50 City of St.Joseph Certified,Disconnections,Final Bills,Write offs &Outsta For the Year Ended 2018 CITY OF ST. JOSEPH PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Council will meet at or shortly thereafter at 6:00 pm on October 1, 2018 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 $1,790.78. 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: September 21, 2018