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RESOLUTION NO. 6552
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHLNG
PROCEDURES FOR DEFERMENT:.
OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
AGAINST OWNER-000UPIED-
HOMESTEAD,PROPERTIES OF
PERSONS OVER SIXTY-FIVE
YEARS QF 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.. Ln 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 deemed to exist if the owner
of the homestead property and other occupants of the homestead,
taken together (a) had a gross income of less than $11,000 in the
previous calendar year and (b) will have an estimated income for the
current..calendar year and subsequent.years which will no exceed said
sum.-
`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 assess-
ments or to determine whether eligibility far 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 assessment.
5. The city manager or his designee shall examine all applca-
tions 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 anal guidelines for deter-
mining 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 followings
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1• The. legal deescription, plat and
property, ~ parcel number of the
2• The street address of the property;
3. Its status as homestead pro ert
4• The description or designatpon of the local im rov
5• The name oflthe homestead owner-occupant;. P emend; ^_,
6• .That said owner-occupant is over 65 ~~~
permanently land to ally disabled; Years of age or ~~y
7 . That ~ -~
payment of the special assessment on the ordznary,~~"a
time basis would be hardship as defined herein.
7. 6dithin 30 days after the filing of said a
deferment of special assessments, the cit PPlication far
y manager-shall review
the application for consistency with and conformance t
.council prescribed standards and o, the
grant or deny the a guidelines; and then either
pplication. 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 re ort
.city council within 30 days of the filing of said a P to the.
.PPlication
along with a recommendation as to whether said ap licat'
be granted or denied. In the event of the denialpof theon Should
tion by the city manageer, any applicant shall have the ri
have the application c~'onsidered by the cit aPPlica-
instances where the ci''t ght to
y council considersyan~ancl. _In those
shall, by resolution, either PPlication, it
the decision of the cit grant or deny the application; and
The .city manage
shall report to the city council onaalguarterly•basis on
granted by him/her. deferral:
$• The option to defer the payment of special as
shall terminate and all amounts accumulated sessments
interest, shall become due upon the occurrencelof an
PPlicable`
following events: (a) ,,the death of the owner y of the
surviving spouse is not eligible for the benefits oherdeandert the
the sale, transfer or subdivision: of the ro ert (b}
thereof; (c) if the property should for an P y or any part
homestead status; or (d') if for an Y reason-lose its
deferring the y reason the taxing authority.
payments-'shall determine that-there. would be no
hardship to require immediate_ or partial payment.
Passed_by the City'Council of the City of R'chfi
28th: day _of _IIecember, 198? , this
Wald J. Pr
Mayor
ATTEST: ',