16-11216r RESOLUTION NO. 11216
RESOLUTION UPDATING PROCEDURES FOR DEFERMENT OF
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AGAINST OWNER-OCCUPIED HOMESTEAD
PROPERTIES IN HARDSHIP CASES FOR QUALIFYING OWNERS
WHEREAS, under Minnesota law, cities are authorized to defer the payment of
special assessments for any homestead property:
(1) 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 assessment
payments; or
(2) owned by a person who is a member of the Minnesota National Guard or other
military reserves who is ordered into active military service, as defined by
Minnesota Statute 190.05, subdivision 5b or 5c, as stated in the person's
military orders, for whom it would be a hardship to make the payments; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute 435.193 requires that any City desiring to defer
special assessments in such instances much establish, by ordinance or resolution,
standards and guidelines for determining the existence of a hardship and for
determining the existence of a disability.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Richfield, Minnesota as follows:
1. The City of Richfield hereby adopts a policy, as set forth in the attached
Exhibit A to this resolution, to consider requests for the deferment of
special assessments upon homestead properties:
a. 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 assessment payments; or
b. owned by a person who is a member of the Minnesota National
Guard or other military reserves who is ordered into active military
service, as defined by Minnesota Statute 190.05, subdivision 5b or
5c, as stated in the person's military orders, for whom it would be a
hardship to make the payments.
2. The policy previously adopted by Resolution No. 9531 is hereby rescinded
and superseded by the policy as set forth in the attached Exhibit A.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 28th day of
June, 2016.
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Debbie Goettel, Mayor
ATTEST:
VElizabeth VanHoose, City Clerk