85-7018R60
RESOLUTION N0. 7018
RESOLUTION RELATING TO DELINQUENT PAYMENTS
OF SEWER AND WATER SERVICE RATES AND CHARGES
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHFIELD
AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, by separate resolution a schedule of sewer and
water service rates .and charges is established by the city
council from time to time, and
WHEREAS, there is a need to establish procedures for dealing
with and collecting such charges when their payment is
delinquent.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City`Council of the
City of Richfield•as follows:
1. The policies and procedures ,hereinafter set forth,
.and the penalties and charges hereinafter specified
-shall be applicable to any and all rates and charges
for water and sewer use and service.
Such rates and. charges are hereinafter referred to•in a
singular form as "a charge" and in the plural form as
"the charges".
2. When a charge is not paid within 30 days of the date
when the bill for the charge is mailed a late penalty
of 5~ ("the penalty") shall be imposed. Payment shall
not be deemed to have been made for the purposes of
imposing the penalty unless the payment has actually
been received by the city.
If a charge and penalty have not been paid by the time
the charges for the next billing period are billed the
delinquent charge and penalty shall be added to the
bill for current services.
If such bill beomes delinquent for non-payment within
30 days, the penalty shall be imposed upon the combined.
billing including any previous penalty.
3. If the charges of any customer are unpaid and
delinquent on September 1 of any year they shall be
certified as a special assessment for collection along
with real estate taxes on the property involved.
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In makin such s ecial assessment the char es and
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applicable penalties shall be included along with a
certification charge of $20.00 far each delinquent
account so as to reimburse the city for its
administrative expenses in processing the special
assessment. i
~t. The special assessment shall be payable in the year
following the year in which the assessment is made.
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All assessmentslshall bear interest at the rate most
recently levied''~,by the city council on assessable
public improvements under the provisions of Minnesota
Statutes 429.061~'~, subdivision 2. The amount of such
interest for ones year shall be added to the principal
amount of each assessment.
5. Prepayment of the special assessment without interest
may be paid to t~,he city prior to November 15 of the year
in which the assessment is levied. Thereafter payments
of the special assessment shall be made for the full
amount that is with the full annual installment of
interest.. .
Partial paymentsi and prepayments of the special
assessment shall not be accepted by the city.
Passed by the City Ca,uncil of the City of Ric~f eld this
day o f ~y1a,zG', , 19 8 5. ', n
(1i\
', hn H i ton Mayor
Clerk