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Resolution to Transfer Delinquent Board Up, Clean Up, Vacant Property Inspection and Housing Inspection Fees to the Summer 2009 City Tax Roll
Memorandum
The Resolution before you is to approve the transfer of delinquent board up, clean up, vacant property inspection and housing inspection fees to the Summer 2009 tax roll. This is a semiannual process that provides a mechanism for the City to collect unpaid board up, clean up, vacant property inspection and housing inspection fees provided for in Chapters 101 and 105.
Prior to 1974, the City had a large amount of unpaid housing inspection fees. There was no method whereby these fees could be recovered until the next periodic inspection cycle. This resulted in the City carrying large debts for a period of up to three years. The Housing Code was amended to permit the unpaid inspection fees to be assessed against the premises consistent with the procedures of Chapter 13, Section 1:292 of City Code in Chapter 105, Section 8:511(1)(f). The code was also amended in 1999 to allow costs for emergency repairs or board-up of buildings to be collected in the same manner. This amendment was added for cases where an owner is unresponsive and the City causes the work to be done (Chapter 101, Section 8:390). Since the Code was amended, the City has taken action to transfer the delinquent fees to the tax roll on a regular basis following the prescribed procedures as indicated in the attached Resolution.
The amount to be submitted for the Summer 2009 tax roll is $229,544.65 ($252,499.12 with the 10% penalty fee of $22,954.47).
Passage of this Resolution will permit the inclusion of these fees on the June, 2009 tax roll thereby allowing the City to recover the costs for these services. Passage of this Resolution is recommended.
Staff
Prepared by: Kelli McKinnon, Community Services Financial Manager
Reviewed by: Jayne S. Miller, Community Services Administrator
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