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9Rm"AN¢~, ~O. 83-14
<br /> '! CITY OF'RAMSEY
<br /> ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA;
<br /> AMENDMENT to Ordinar~ce No. 83-5 Wh eh!
<br /> Iown as - the City ·0f 'l~am'sey r r P,u;~l~
<br /> improvements Special' 'AsseSsment
<br /> and which Ordihance is an Amehdmen) t~
<br /> C. haPter 2~0 01 of the Ramsey City Code.
<br /> AN. ORDINANCE ADDING sECTIo~
<br /> 210.[~12H TO THE CITY CODE OF RAMSEy,
<br /> MINN~=SOTA .....
<br /> The City Covncil 'of the Ci,y of Rams;~y Uo~
<br /> hereby o~-dain: .
<br /> SECTION 1.Amendment ~ : '::
<br /> The fo,owi~g Secti0~ 210.012H ~ha. be Added-
<br /> to the City Code, which section shall re~'d.~s
<br /> follows:
<br /> 2~0.012H SENIOR cITIzENs HARDsH t
<br /> TA,~ REFERRAL .
<br /> 1. Purpose. The P'urpo~e=of this section is ~
<br /> . permit the City Council, at its d scret on, to defer
<br /> the payment of any spedal assessment for any
<br /> homestead property 0wne~ by a Per~on 65 year~
<br /> of age or older or retired by l virtue Of a
<br /> permanent and t~tal disability for whom it Woui~
<br /> be~.a hardship to make the payments. The City'~
<br /> statutory authority f0r"adopting this section i{
<br /> M.S.A. 435.193.
<br /> 21 Procedu~-e to Obtain and Rene~ a Deferre~
<br /> Assessment. The deferment shall b~.@pp ed f0~
<br /> by the owner on a for~ I~rescri'bed by the Anoka
<br /> County Auditor supplemented by the City Clerk'
<br /> to establish the"qualification.of the owner fo~-
<br /> such deferment. The applicalioi~ shall 'be made
<br /> ~t th*~ time tl~e p,roiecf i~ authOrized and 'n'
<br /> cases it must be ~nad~ before'the finai'
<br /> assessment,trolls are .approved by the City
<br /> C0un.cil. If the application is.grahted it ~ha I~e
<br /> automatically renewed each foliowing ;/ear
<br /> September 30th of 'eaCh i/ear, '~filess the
<br /> applicant's situation Changes so that a hardship
<br /> as defined in Paragraph 5, below no longer ~exists
<br /> deferment terminates pursuant to :the
<br /> risions of Paragraph 4, below. It shall:be a
<br /> for any person to. file a~
<br /> intentionally erroneous applicat on for deferral-'
<br /> Or for any person 1o fail to notify the City Clerl~
<br /> Administrator qf a change in circumstance that
<br /> would term nafe the deferral, which such notice
<br /> shall be. given promptly and ,no later than
<br /> September 30th following the change
<br /> circumstances; - r~
<br /> If the deferment is granted, the City Clerk~
<br /> Administrator shall notify the A~loka county
<br /> Auditor who shall record a notice thereof wi{h
<br /> the Aneka County Recor,der's office, which
<br /> notice shall set .forth the amount of th~
<br /> assessment, plus the interest rate and period~f
<br /> time during Which interest shall accrue. ' ' :
<br /> 3~ Interest on Deferred Assessment. Intere$'f
<br /> on the deferred assessment shaU ·accrue at th~'
<br /> same rate es non-de~erred assessments. I ntere~
<br /> shall c_ease to accrue on the date'When th'~~:~
<br /> assessment would have been paid in:full had i~'!!i
<br /> riel: been deferred The maximum amount due 0~'~"
<br /> the assessment. Will teen be the original
<br /> assessment plus interest accrued during the
<br /> ~riginal arssessmenf term... ..
<br /> 4. Termination of Right.to Deferred PaymentS.~
<br /> The option to defer: lhe 'paymenf of speCi'a(
<br /> assessments shall 'terminate and all amount,~,
<br /> a~cu"i~ulated plUSr app Icable
<br /> interest s~arl(.
<br /> become due Upon the ocourrence Of any of ~h~~'
<br /> f011owlng events: (a) the.death of the
<br /> provided that the §pouso is otherwise not
<br /> for th.e benefits 'of lhis Section; (b) the sale:I'
<br /> transfer or subdivision of the property or ra.n~~
<br /> part thereof; (c) if the pi'operty should tot' a~'
<br /> reason, lose ils homestead St,itus;.or (d):if fop
<br /> · any reason the City:Council shall determine theft
<br /> there wou~d be no hardship to require immediat~
<br /> or partial payment. -., ~
<br /> 5. Standards and Guidelines for oeterminil~/
<br />ixistenCe of a Hardship and a Disability.
<br /> .A hardship shall, be qeemed prirPa facto
<br />
<br />'~ ~. The annual gross ~ncome of th~ appilcah?
<br /> according 1o his most recent federal income t~x-
<br />' return ~lus. h s tax:ex~mPt .inco~ne ~0~i~
<br /> exceed $]2,000.00. Iflnb such return was~e-de,
<br /> the Clerk~Administrator shall re~Uil~-the~
<br /> appli(~ant fo submit. Other pertinent informatior~
<br /> to show that thiS qualification is met.
<br /> : b. The special assessment~ to b,e deferred
<br /> exceed $300.00.. ,
<br /> Not~vithstanding lhe f~reg0ing provision~-'of
<br /> this subdivision, the City C0uhcil may conside/-~
<br /> exceptlonall rand unusual circumstlances':
<br /> pertaining to an applicant not covered by the
<br /> above standards; but any determinatioa shall be
<br /> made in a r)ondlscriminatory manner and shall
<br /> not give the applicont 'an unreasonabe
<br /> preference ar,advantage over olher applicants.
<br /> ' B.r"RiHirement by reason o.f permanent add
<br /> total disabilily shall be deemed prima facto to
<br /> when the applicant presents a swo~n
<br /> by two (2) licensed medical doclors
<br /> that the applicant is-u~ble to be"
<br /> ully employed because/of a permanent and
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<br /> SECTI .ON 2. EFFECTIVE DATE - ~
<br /> - This Ordinance shall be effective upon~,
<br /> passage and publication. ' '
<br /> ' PASSED and duly adopted by'the Ci~ty Council
<br /> of the City of Ramsey this 25th day of October,~
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<br /> -S- TomaS Gamec ~
<br /> Mayor · , ' ' ,
<br /> ATTEST:: . ·
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<br /> City Admlnistr~ifor/Clerk
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<br /> ~.' ~': Published inAnokaCo. Union · : -
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<br />, AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
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<br />STATE OF MINNESOTA ) ss
<br />County of Anoka )
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<br />Peter G. Bodley, being duly sworn, on oath says'he is and during ali the times herein stated
<br />has been the managing editor of the newspaper known as the Anoka County Union and has
<br />full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows: (1) Said newspaper is printed in the
<br />English language in newspaper format and in column and sheet form equivalent in printed
<br />space to at least 1200 square inches (2) Said newspaper is a weekly and is distributed once
<br />each week for at least 50 weeks of each year. (3) Said newspaper, in at least half of its issues
<br />each year, has no more than 75 per cent of its printed space comprised of advertising
<br />material and paid legal notices; and in all of its issues each year, has 50 per cent of its news
<br />columns devoted to news of local interest to the community it purports to serve, and not
<br />more than 25 per cent of its total non-advertising column inches in any issue duplicates any
<br />other publication. (4) Said newspaper is circulated in and near the municipality which it
<br />purports to serve, has at least 500 copies regularly delivered to paying subscribers and has
<br />entry as second-class matter in its local post-office. (5) Said newspaper purports to serve
<br />the City of Anoka in the County of Anoka and has its known office of issue in the City of Coon
<br />Rapids in said county. (6) Said newspaper files a copy of each issue immediately with the
<br />State Historical Society. (6a) Said newspaper is made available at single or subscription
<br />prices to any person, corporation, partnership, or other unincorporated association
<br />requesting the newspaper and making the applicable payment. (7) Said newspaper has
<br />complied with all the foregoing conditions for at least one year preceding the day or dates of
<br />publication mentioned below. (8) Said newspaper has published and filed with the Secre-
<br />tary of State of Minnesota a sworn United States Post Office second class statement of
<br />ownership and circulation as of October of each year beginning in 1980.
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<br />He further states on oath that the printed .................................................
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<br />hereto attached as a part hereof was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was
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<br />printed and published therein in the English language, once each week, for ............
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<br />successive weeks; that it was first so published on Friday the ................... /4th day of
<br />........... 1~.o..~.e..m.b..e?..~...1.9. 8.~' ......... and was thereafter printed and published on every
<br />Friday to and including the ............ day of ................................ and that
<br />the following is a printed copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, and is
<br />hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and
<br />publication of said notice, to wit:
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<br /> 4th November, 1983
<br />Subscribed and sworn to before m/p-th~ ............ day o~ ..............................
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