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HomeMy WebLinkAbout92-142 CITY OF LAKEVILLE • DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA RESOLUTION Date September 8, 1992 Resolution No. 92-142. Motion By Sindt Seconded By Harvey RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING DEFERMENT OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS WHEREAS, the City recognizes that certain. citizens may have a very difficult time in .paying special assessments.. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Lakeville City Council, Minnesota: I. The Council may defer the payment of any special assessment on homestead property owned by individuals 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 payment. If • the property is homesteaded by more than one person, only one must be 65 years of age or older. 2. A hardship exists when the average annual payment for all assessments levied against the subject property exceeds one. percent (lo) of the adjusted gross income of the applicant, as evidenced by the applicant's most recent federal income tax return. 3. "Permanent and total disability" means the inability to hold gainful employment by reason of mental or physical disability. 4. The deferment shall be granted upon certification by the owner on a form prescribed by the County Auditor supplemented by the City Clerk to establish the qualification of the owner of such deferment. Initial applications must be filed within thirty (30} days after the adoption of an assessment roll for new levies or by September 30th for preexisting levies. Applications must be renewed annually by the filing of a similar application not later than September 30. The Council shall either grant or deny the deferment and., if it grants the deferment, it may require the payment of the interest due each year. If the Council grants the deferment, the Clerk shall notify the County Auditor and the County Assessor who shall record a notice of the deferment with the Council Recorder setting forth the amount of the assessment. 5. 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 one of the following r08/26/92 ~ ~ events: (1) the death of the owner when there is no spouse who is . eligible for deferment; (2) the sale, transfer, or subdivision of all or any part of the property; (3) loss of homestead status on the property;. (4) determination by the Council for any reason that there would be no hardship to require immediate or partial payment; or (5) failure to timely file a renewal application. 6. Upon the occurrence of one of the events specified in subdivision 5 above, the Council shall terminate the deferment. Thereupon, the City Clerk shall notify the Council Assessor and the County Auditor. of the termination, including the amounts accum- ulated on unpaid installments plus applicable interest which shall become due and payable as a result of the termination. ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Lakeville, Minnesota, this 8th day of September 1992. CITY OF KEVILLE f Du ne R. Zaun, M or ATTEST: s°` ' , ~ .~t Charlene Friedges, City Clerk -2-