Title
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 requests approval to levy 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, 2025, that the fees, plus a 10% penalty, will be placed on the December 2025 tax roll unless paid within 30 days.
The total amount to be submitted for the December 2025 tax roll is $160,014.21 (unless paid by November 7, 2025); $176,015.64 with the 10% penalty fee. These totals can be broken down into the following:
Description
Original Amount
Tax Roll Amount
Housing
$54,744.00
$60,218.40
Police
$33,920.00
$37,312.00
Fire
$70,789.21
$77,868.14
Solid Waste
$561.00
$617.10
The Housing delinquencies are related to delinquent property inspection fees and Board Up, Clean Up, Vacant Property Inspection Fees. False alarm response fees and alarm registration fees account for the Police delinquencies. False alarm response fees account for Fire delinquencies and unpaid Fire inspection and special permit fees. Finally, Solid Waste delinquencies are related to unpaid upgraded residential collection charges.
This resolution will permit the inclusion of these fees on the December 2025 tax roll thereby allowing the City to recover the cost of providing these services.
Staff
Prepared by: Mic...
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