Agenda Packet Cc - regular meeting 10/23/1989

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The proposed assessment roll. is on file fur public inspection at the City Clerk's office. The total amount of the proposed assessment is $118,040.94. Written and oral objections will be considered at the meeting. No appeal may be taken as to the amount of an assessment unless a signed, written objection is filed with the clerk prior to the hearing or presented to the presiding officer at the hearing.. The council may upon such notice consider any objection to the amount of a proposed individual assessment at an adjourned meeting upon such further notice to the affected property cwr.ers as it deems advisable. If an assessment is contested or there is an adjourned hearing, the following procedure will be follower?: 1. The city will present its case first by caili:.g witnesses who may testify by narrative or by examination, and by the introduction of exhibits. After each witness has testified, the contesting party will be allowed to ask questions. The procedure will be repeated with each witt.iess until neither aide has further questions. - — - -- 2. After the city has presented all its evidence, the objector may call witnesses or prespat such testimony as the objector desires. The same ornc-dure for questioning of the city's witnesses will oe followed with the objec.,.or's witnesses. 3. The objectcr may be represented by counsel. 4. Minnesota rules of evidence will not be strictly applied; however, they may be considered and argued to the council :.s to the weight of items of evidence or testimony presented to the council. = L : - • - 5. The entire proceedings will -'be tape-tecorded.:w, _ •'off:� Vj:.'1;:r �:) jx'., •• 6. At the close of presentati6n of,,evidence, -the objector may make a final presentation to ".-the council based on the evidence and the law. No new evidence may be presented at this point. An owner may appeal an as,-pssment to district court pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 429.081 by -serving notice -of the appeal upon the mayor or clerk of the -city within 30 days after the adoption of the assessment and filing such notice with the district court within ten days after service upon,the mayor„ or clerk. Under Minnesota Statutes,' Sections 435.193 to 435.195, the.. council may, in its discretion, defer, the payment of thi4 special... assessment for any homestead property owner by a person 65 years,,,, of age or older for whom it would be-a)hardship to m.,ke the ; payments. When deferement of the special assessment has been granted and is terminated for any reason provided in that law, all amounts come due. Any assessed property owner meeting the requirements of this law and the ordinance adopted under pit may, within 30 days of the confirmation of the assessment, apply to the city clerk fr,r the prescribed form for such deferral of payment of this special assessment -on his property. /s/ Dorothy M. Hallin 2 -City Clerk - - -