Resolution - #05-09-288 - 09/13/2005

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Cou ncilmcrnber Cook introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #05-09-288 RESOlJUTION DECLARING COST TO BE ASSESSED AND CALLING FOR A I'UIIIAC ItEARING ON PROPOSED ASSESSMENT FOR PAST-DUE CHARGES ON MIJNICIPAL UTILITY BILLS (WHICH MAY INCLUDE WATER, SEWER, STREET LI(;HTING, RECYCLING, STORM WATER CHARGES AND PENALTIES INCURREI)) AND CURRENT SERVICES RENDERED WIIEREAS, the City of Ramsey provides varying services that are billed directly to rcsidcnts through the nmnicipal utility bill and through invoices; and WHEREAS, City of Ramsey Ordinance #94-13 allows for the certification of payments the! arc delinquent on or before September 1; and WtlEREAS, the City Administrator has calculated the proper amount to be specially asscsscd against every assessable lot, without regard to cash valuation, as provided by law, and has on file in the city offices a copy of such proposed assessment for public inspection. NOW TIlEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF llAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: 1 ) 'l'hat thc amount to be assessed against property owners is declared to be $37,185.62. That thc principal of the assessments shall be for one (1) year, payable with property taxes payable in 2006 and shall bear an administrative charge of $35.00 for each delinquent bill and shall bear interest at the rate of 6.00 percent per annum from the date of thc adoption of the assessment resolution. ~l'hat a public hearing shall be held on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. at l~amsey Fire Station I, to pass upon such proposed assessment and at such time and place all persons owing delinquent payments will be given an opportunity to be heard with rc~'crcncc to such assessments. 4) '{'hat the City Administrator is hereby directed to cause notice of the public hearing on the proposed assessment to be published in the official newspaper at least two weeks prior to lhc hearing, and he shall state in the notice the total cost of the delinquent payments. He shall also cause mailed notice to be given to the owner of each parcel described in the asscssmcnt roll not less than two weeks prior to the hearings. 5) ~l'hat the owner of any property so assessed may, within 30 days from the adoption of the assessment, pay the whole assessment without interest charges accrued. Payments received after the 30 days will be refused and the assessment will be certified to the ('ounty Auditor for the specified period of one year.