Agenda - Council Work Session - 11/18/2014

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EXHIBIT III CITY OF BLAINE RESOLUTION NO. 78-28 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING DEFERRALS OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR CERTAIN SENIOR CITIZENS WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes authorize cities to defer special assessment payments for certain senior citizens, and WHEREAS, said deferment of assessments may be permitted at the discretion of the City Council, and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Blaine finds and determines that deferral of special assessments for certain senior citizens is in the public interest, and WHEREAS, it is necessary and proper that the City Council set forth its general policies and guidelines for granting said defer- rals of special assessments for senior citizens; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED' that the City Council of the City of Blaine does endorse the principle of deferment of special assessments for senior citizens where the payment of said special assessments constitute a hardship. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council's policy and procedures for granting said senior citizen special assessment deferments shall be based upon the following factors: 1. The property must be homestead property. 2. The owner must be at least 65 years of age or older and in the case of husband and wife, one member must meet this age requirement. 3. The owner will make application for deferred payments on forms prescribed by the Anoka County Auditor and will make application to the City of Blaine on forms provided by the City. 4. The application for said deferral should be made at the time the project is authorized and in all cases it must be made before the final assessment rolls are approved by the City Council. 5. The City Council will consider each application on an individual basis; however, the Council's general policy is to grant senior citizen hardship special assessment deferrals when the annual payment for the special assess- ment exceeds 2% of the adjusted gross income of the owner as determined by the most recent Federal income tax.