(A) The following criteria must be considered by the City Council in determining whether an applicant for the deferment of payment of special assessments is to be approved or denied:
(1) The applicant is:
(a) Sixty-five (65) years of age or older; or
(b) Retired by virtue of a permanent and total disability; or
(c) A member of the Minnesota National Guard or other military reserves who is ordered into active military service.
(2) The property is the homestead of applicant.
(3) A hardship would be created by making payments.
(4) The assessment is over one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(5) The assessment is not for delinquent utilities or other assessable current services.
(B) A hardship is considered to exist if the applicant's household income from all sources does not exceed the Very Low Income category for Section 8 Income Limits for Kanabec County, Minnesota as published by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for the year the assessment roll is adopted.
(C) Nothing herein shall prohibit the City Council from determining a hardship exits for other reasons on a case-by-case basis; provided, that such determination shall be made on a non-discriminating basis.
(Ord. 432, passed 5-5-2015)