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Resolution Levying Certain Delinquent Municipal Solid Waste, Board Up, Clean Up, Vacant Property Inspection Fees, Housing Inspection Fees, False Alarm Fees, and Fire Inspection Fees as Special Assessments and Ordering Collection Thereof
Memorandum
The resolution before you levies certain Delinquent Municipal Solid Waste, Board Up, Clean Up, Vacant Property Inspection fees, Housing Inspection fees, False Alarm 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 26, 93, 101 and 105.
Chapter 13, Section 1:292 specifies the procedure for placement of these debts on the tax roll. Pursuant to this chapter, owners of affected properties will be notified by first class mail on October 7, 2024, that the fees, plus a 10% penalty, will be placed on the December 2024 tax roll unless paid within 30 days.
The total amount to be submitted for the December 2024 tax roll is $51,990.18 (unless paid by November 7, 2024); $57,189.20 with the 10% penalty fee. These totals can be broken down into the following:
Description
Original Amount
Taxroll Amount
Housing
$710.00
$781.00
Police
$16,835.00
$18,518.50
Fire
$34,070.18
$37,477.20
Solid Waste
$375.0
$412.50
This resolution will permit the inclusion of these fees on the December 2024 tax roll thereby allowing the City to recover the cost of providing these services.
Staff
Prepared by: Crystal Allen, Deputy Treasurer
Reviewed by: Michael J. Pettigrew, City Treasurer
Kimberly Buselmeier, Interim Financial Services Area Administrator and CFO
Jennifer Richards, Assistant City Attorney
Approved by: Milton Dohoney Jr., City Administrator
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Whereas, There were unpaid charges for municipal solid waste, board up, clean up, vacant property inspection, false alarm, and fire inspection, and housing inspection ("Unpaid Fees") within the City ...
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