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ORDINANCE NO. 83-14 CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY. MINNESOTA AMENDMENT to Ordinance No- 83-5 which is known as the City of Ramsey Public Improvements Special Assessment Ordinance and which Ordinance is an Amendment to Chapter 210.01 of the Ramsey City Code. AN ORDINANCE ADDINC SECTION 210.012H TO THE CITY CODE OF RANSEY. NINNESOTA- The City Council of the City of Ramsey does hereby ordain: SECTION 1. Auendment The following Section 210.012H shall be added to the City Code, which section shall read as follows: 210.012H SENIOR CITIZENS HARDSHIP TAX REFERRAL 1. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to permit the City Council, at its discretion, to defer the payment of any special assessment for any homestead property owned by a person 65 years of age or older or retired by virtue of a permanent and total disability for whom it would be a hardship to make the payments. The City's statutory authority for adopting this section is M.S.A. 435.193. 2. Procedure to Obtain and Renew a Deferred Assessment. The deferment shall be applied for by the owner on a form prescribed by the Anoka County Auditor supplemented by the City Clerk to establish the qualification of the owner for such deferment. The application shall 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. If the application is granted it shall be automatically renewed each following year on September 30th of each year, unless the applicant's situation changes so that a hardship as defined in Paragraph 5, below no longer exists or the deferment terminates pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 4, below. It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to file an intentionally erroneous application for deferral or for any person to fail to notify the City Clerk/ Administrator of a change in circumstance that would terminate the deferral, which such notice shall be given promptly and no later than September 30th following the change in circumstances. If the deferment is granted, the City Clerk/Administrator shall notify the Anoka County Auditor who shall record a notice thereof with the Anoka County Recorder's office, which notice shall set forth the amount of the assessment, plus the interest rate and period of time during which interest shall accrue. 3. Interest on Deferred Assessment. Interest on the deferred assessment shall accrue at the same rate as on non-deferred assessments. Interest