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RESOLUTION N0. 7310
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR DEFERMENT OF SPECIAL
ASSESSMENTS AGAINST OWNER-OCCUPIED HOMESTEAD PROPERTIES OF
PERSONS OVER SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR PERSONS PERMANENTLY AND
TOTALLY DISABLED
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Richfield,
Minnesota as follows:
1. It is the policy of the city to consider requests for
the deferment of special assessments upon homestead properties
owned by persons 65 years of age or older or by persons retired
by virtue of a permanent total disability for whom it would be a
hardship to make payments of such .special assessments.. Permanent
and total disability for the purpose of this section means a
condition which is permanent by nature and totally incapacitates
the person from working at an occupation which brings him an
income. In the adoption of such policy and the procedures
established by this resolution, the city is acting pursuant to
authority granted by Minnesota Statutes, Sections 435.193 to
435.195.
2. A qualifying hardship shall be
owner of the homestead property and other
homestead, taken together (a) had a gross
$13,500 in the previous calendar year and
estimated income for the current calendar
years which will not exceed said sum.
Seemed to exist if the
occupants of the
income of less than
(b) will have an
year and subsequent
3. Application for deferral of payment of special
assessments shall be made on forms prescribed by the county
auditor. The home owner shall furnish the city with such
information as it may require at the time of the original
application and at any time thereafter while the special
assessment remains unpaid, which will permit the city to
establish, verify or continue the deferral of special assessments
or to determine whether eligibility for such deferral has ended.
4. Interest on deferred special assessments shall accrue
until the special assessment is paid, at the rate established by
the city at the time of levying the special assessmen •.
5. The city manager or his designee shall examine all
applications for determination of his/her eligibility for
deferral of payment of special assessments (a) in compliance with
said statute and (b) in .accordance with the standards and
guidelines for determining hardships contained in this resolution
or any subsequent amendment thereof.
6. No deferment of payment of~a special assessment shall
be made unless the owner furnishes the city with an application
and such supplementary documentation and verification as may be
required to establish the following:
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1. The legal description, plat and parcel number of the
property;
2. The street address of the property;
3. Its status as homestead property;
4. The descriptionlor designation of the local
improvement; ~i,
5. The name of the!, homestead owner-occupant;
6. That said ownerLoccupant is over 65 years of age or
permanently and totally disabled;
7. That payment of, the special assessment on the
ordinary time basis would be hardship as defined
herein.
,7. Within 30 days after the filing of said application for
deferment of special assessments, the city manager shall review
the application for consistency with and conformance to, the
council prescribed standards and guidelines; and then either
grant or deny the application. In the event of the existence of
exceptional or unusual. circumstances not covered by the standards
and guidelines, the city manager shall make a full report to the
city council within 30 days of the filing of said application
along with a recommendation',as to whether said application should
be granted or denied. In the event of the denial of the
application by the city manager, any applicant shall have the
right to have the application considered by the city council. In
those instances where the city council considers an application,
it shall, by resolution, either grant or deny the application;
and the decision of the city council shall be final. The city
manager shall report to the'city council on a quarterly basis on
deferrals granted by him/her.
8. The option to defer the payment of special assessments
shall terminate and all amounts accumulated, plus applicable
interest, shall become due upon the occurrence of any of the
following events: (a) the death of the owner, provided that the
surviving spouse is not eligible for the benefits hereunder; (b)
the sale, transfer or subdivision of the property or any part
thereof; (c) if the property should for any reason lose its
homestead status; or (d) if for any reason the taxing authority
deferring the payments shall determine that there would be no
hardship to require immediate or partial payment.
Passed by the City Council of
day of June, 1987.
ATTEST:
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Thomas Ferber City Clerk
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Ha~i.~'tonU Mayor