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Resolution Levying Certain Delinquent Board Up, Clean Up, Vacant Property Inspection Fees, Housing Inspection Fees, and Fire Inspection Fees as Special Assessments and Ordering Collection Thereof
Memorandum
The Resolution before you is to levy certain Delinquent Board Up, Clean Up, Vacant Property Inspection fees, Housing Inspection fees, and Fire Inspection fees as special assessments as more particularly described in the attached Schedule A. This is a semi-annual process that provides a mechanism for the City to collect unpaid fees provided for in Chapters 29, 93, 101 and 105.
Chapter 13, Section 1:292 and Chapter 29, Section 2:72 specify the procedure for placement of these debts on the tax roll. Pursuant to these Chapters, owners of affected properties will be notified by first class mail on May 5th, 2020, that the fees, plus a 10% penalty, will be placed on the July 2020 tax roll unless paid by June 4th, 2020.
The amount to be submitted for the July 2020 tax roll is $181,070.42 (unless paid by June 4th, 2020); $199,177.45 with the 10% penalty fee.
Passage of this Resolution will permit the inclusion of these fees on the July 2020 tax roll thereby allowing the City to recover the cost of providing these services. Passage of this Resolution is recommended.
This Resolution typically includes Delinquent Utility fees. These delinquencies have been omitted due to the COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus crisis. Despite their omission from the Resolution, They will be eligible for inclusion on the December 2020 tax roll, if still unpaid at that time.
Staff
Prepared by: Michael J. Pettigrew, City Treasurer
Reviewed by: Matthew V. Horning, Interim Financial Services Area Administrator and CFO
Approved by: Tom Crawford, Interim City Administrator
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Whereas, There were unpaid charges for board up, clean up, vacant property inspection, fire inspection, and housing inspection ("Unpaid Fees") within the City as of November 30th, 2019;
Whereas, All Unpai...
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