(A) (1) Duty to pay. The City Council provides for the regular collection and disposal of garbage from residential dwellings and places of business in the city. The owners of all property receiving such service must pay the proportionate cost of such service to their properties.
(2) Pursuant to M.S. § 443.015, the City Council of any statutory city or fourth-class city that provides by contract or otherwise for the regular collection and disposal of garbage or refuse from dwellings and places of business is authorized to adopt an ordinance that obligates the owners of all property served to pay the proportionate cost of such service to their respective properties.
(B) Default of payment. If a property owner fails to pay such service charges, the City Council may annually impose an assessment equal to the unpaid charges as of September 1 of each year against each affected lot or parcel of land.
(C) Penalty and interest. Each assessment will also include a penalty of 10% and shall bear interest at 5% per year.
(D) Certification of assessments. Assessments may be annually certified to the County Auditor.
(E) Notice and hearing. Unpaid charges shall not be certified as assessments to the County Auditor until notice and an opportunity for a hearing are provided to each owner of property subject to an assessment. The notice shall be sent by first class mail and shall state that if payment is not made before the date for certification, the entire amount unpaid plus any penalty and interest owing will be certified to the County Auditor. The notice shall also state that the occupant may, before the certification date, attend or schedule a hearing on the matter to object to the certification.
(Ord. passed 11-9-2022)