HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 80-111 - Relating to Deferment of Special Assessments for Senior Citizens - 06/03/1980 CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. R80-111
A RESOLUTION RELATING TO DEFERMENT OF
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
WHEREAS, M.S.A. 435.193 through 435.195 authorizes the City of
Eden Prairie, upon receipt of proper application, to defer the payment of
special assessments against any homestead_property owned by a person 65
years of age or older on January 1 of the payment year and for whom it
would be a hardship to make the payments; and
WHEREAS, M.S.A. S444.22 through S444.24 authorizes the municipality
to determine the limits of the term "hardship" within the scope of the law; and
WHEREAS, M.S.A. S444.23 authorizes the municipality to establish
an interest rate to be added to the deferred assessment which shall be
payable in addition to the deferred assessment.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE EDEN PRAIRIE CITY COUNCIL,
that special assessments against any homesteaded property owned by a person
65 years of age or older and for whom it would be a hardship, as defined
hereinafter, to make the payments be deferred subject to the following
conditions:
1 . Submission of an appropriate application to the City
Engineer's office signed by the qualified property
owner, no later than Nov. loth of the year preceding
the payment year.
2. Any homesteaded property with an assessor's market
value in excess of $130,000 shall not qualify.
3. Assessments pending or levied against a parcel prior
to ownership by the applicant shall not be eligible
for deferment.
4. A hardship shall be determined to exist if the total
combined annual household income of husband and wife
is $9,000 or less.
5. Deferred interest at the rate for that particular
assessment shall be added to the deferred assessment,
but not exceeding 50% of the original assessment
amount.
6. Multiple dwelling complexes designed and organized
for retirement living exclusively shall not be eligible
for deferment unless specifically authorized by the
City Council .
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the right of deferment is
automatically terminated per 435.195 if:
A. The owner dies and the spouse is not otherwise eligible.
B. The property or any part thereof is sold, transferred, or
subdivided.
C. The property should lose its homestead status.
D. If for any reason the City determines that the taxpayer
is no longer in the hardship category.
ADOPTED by the Eden Prairie City Counci on June 3, 1980
ATTEST:
WoJ� gan enzel , Mayor
SEAL
• Jo F , Clerk
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MEMO �al
TO: Mayor Penzel and Members of the City Council
THROUGH: Roger Ulstad, City Manager
FROM: Carl Jullie, City Engineer
DATE: May 29, 1980
SUBJECT: Amending Resolution 1210 - Senior Citizens
Deferment of Special Assessments
City Council Resolution No. 1210, providing deferment of special assessments
for senior citizens, 'was adopted in November,-1976, One of the provisions
of this resolution states that "any homesteaded property with an assessor's,
market value in excess of $75,000 shall not qualify." We have one property
owner under this deferment program who has qualified in the past, however
this property has been appreciating to the extent that the market value
now exceeds the $75,000 limit.
We would suggest that the Council amend Resolution No. 1210 by raising the
$75,000 limit to $130,000, which provides for a 15% a year inflation factor
through 1980. Mr. Martz, City Assessor, recommends the 15% figure as an
appropriate rate.
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