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RELEVANT LINKS: <br />See Form 14. <br />Minn. Stat. § 429.061, subd. <br />1. <br />See Form 15 (modify slightly, <br />see FN 2). <br />Minn. Stat. § 429.061, subd. <br />1. <br />Klapmier v. Town of Center, <br />346 N.W.2d 133 (Minn. <br />1984). <br />See Form 15. <br />Minn. Stat. § 429.061, subd <br />1. <br />See Form 15A. <br />Minn. Stat. § 429.061, subd. <br />2. <br />I. Prepare for the assessment hearing <br />The purpose of the second hearing, commonly known as the assessment <br />hearing, is to give property owners an opportunity to express concerns about <br />the actual special assessment. Best practice suggests cities pass a resolution <br />setting the date and time of the assessment hearing and directing that the city <br />clerk publish and mail notice about the assessment hearing. This resolution <br />need not be published. <br />1. Publish notice of the assessment hearing <br />At least once and at least two weeks before the assessment hearing, the city <br />must publish notice of the hearing in the city newspaper or, if no city <br />newspaper exists, in a county seat newspaper. The published notice must <br />include the hearing time, date, place, overall project description, area to be <br />assessed, total cost of the improvement, a description of a landowner's right <br />to appeal the assessment, and any deferment options, if available. <br />2. Mail notice of the assessment hearing <br />At least two weeks before the hearing the city must also mail notice of the <br />hearing to each affected property owner. This mailed notice must include the <br />amount of the special assessment against the individual parcels, a <br />description of the landowner's right to appeal the assessment, possible <br />prepayment provisions, and the interest rate on the assessments. (Note: <br />Certain properties (e.g., railroads) may not be reflected on the county's <br />records because these property owners pay no state property tax. To provide <br />notice, cities may need to search other records for such owners). For the <br />assessment hearing, failure to comply with the requirements for published <br />and mailed notice invalidates the assessments. <br />Because specific mailed notice of the assessment is important at this stage of <br />the process, best practice suggests the clerk execute an affidavit attesting to <br />the mailing to property owners. <br />J. Assessment hearing <br />The assessment hearing may be adjourned and continued to another time. If <br />the assessment hearing is adjourned provide proper notice by stating on the <br />record, the date, time and place of the continuation of the hearing. <br />League of Minnesota Cities Information Memo: 9/22/2011 <br />Special Assessment Guide Page 21 <br />