The following procedures shall be utilized to obtain reimbursement for:
(A) Billing statement. The city may do the work, either through its employees or by contracting with third parties. Upon completion of the work, all time and expense records shall be submitted to the City Clerk. The City Clerk shall send by first class mail a billing statement for such time and charges to the owner of the benefitted property. The statement shall advise the owner that payment must be made in full within 30 days of mailing if the owner desires to avoid the imposition of assessment expenses. Alternatively, the city and such property owner may enter into a consent assessment or other payment arrangement which is mutually agreeable concerning payment of the statement.
(B) Special charges record. The City Clerk shall maintain a record of unpaid special charges until such time that they have either been paid in full or have been certified to the county as an assessment. The record shall provide the name of the property owner, the address of the property, and the amount of the special charges. The information is to be made available to inquiring persons, upon payment of the appropriate fees.
(C) Assessment procedure. At the discretion of the City Clerk, but at least annually, a report shall be made to the City Council concerning unpaid special charges. The Council shall determine by resolution the amount of the charges to be assessed and shall fix a date for a public hearing to consider the proposed assessment. The proposed assessment roll shall be filed with the Clerk and shall be open to public inspection. The City Clerk shall provide published and mailed notice to the benefitted property owners pursuant to the provisions of M.S. § 429.061, as it may be amended from time to time. At the designated time, the City Council shall conduct a public hearing to hear and pass upon all objections to the proposed assessment, whether presented orally or in writing. The Council may amend the proposed assessment as to any parcel and by resolution adopt the same as a special assessment against the lands named in the assessment roll. All objections to the assessments not received at the assessment hearing in the manner prescribed by this section are waived, unless the failure to object at the assessment hearing is due to a reasonable cause. Any special assessment levied pursuant to these provisions shall be payable in a single installment or by up to 10 equal annual installments as the Council may provide. With the above exceptions, the provisions of M.S. Ch. 429, as it may be amended from time to time, shall be applicable to this process.
(Am. Ord. 121, passed 9-16-1991)