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PUBLIC HEARING # ' PUBLIC HEARING AND LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS FOR PAST-DUE CHARGES ON MUNICIPAL UTILITY BILLS AND CURRENT SERVICES RENDERED By: Diana Lund, Finance Officer Background: The City of Ramsey provides varying .services that are billed directly to residents through the municipal utility bill and through city invoices. During 1994, the City passed Ordinance #94-13 which allows for the certification of payments for current services that are delinquent as of September 1 of each year. This is the eleventh year that the City of Ramsey will be certifying delinquent payments as assessments to be collected with property taxes payable in 2010. The total of delinquent payments as of the writing of this case was $393,050.60 [which includes penalties and interest]. This amount is anticipated to change after collections through September 22, 2009 are posted. The new amount will be the amount to be included in the attached resolution for certification. Any payments received after September 23, 2009, and through November 6, 2009, will be indicated as "prepaid" when the list is transmitted to Anoka County for certification. Attached is the resolution certifying the delinquencies and the most current list of delinquent accounts. The residents that are listed on the delinquency list have all been notified via letter from the City. For those accounts where the former homeowner has moved out and left a balance owing on their account, the City follows the policy that all delinquent bills follow the property and not the person Funding Source: No funding required. Council Action: Hold public hearing and then motion to adopt Resolution #09-09-XXX Adopting Assessments for Past-Due Charges on Municipal Utility Bills [Which May Include Water, Sewer, Street Lighting, Recycling, Storm Water Charges and Penalties Incurred] and Current Services Rendered. Reviewed By: City Administrator: Finance Officer CC: 09/22/09