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- No. R-86-46
CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS
C O U N C I L R E S O L U T I O N
• _ Date November 12, 1986
A RESOLUTION RELATING TO AMENDING RESOLUTION 86-41, HARDSHIP DEFERRAL
OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
The City Council of the City of Falcon Heights does resolve as follows:
Deferment of Special Assessments for`Senior Citizens The Council may defer the
payment of any special assessment on homestead property owned by a person who is
65 years of age or older or permanently retired due to disability when payment of
the assessment would create a hardship upon the property owner as defined below in
Standards of Hardship. The deferment shall be granted upon a certif ication by the
owner on a form prescribed by the county auditor supplemented by the city clerk to
establish the qualification of the owner for such deferment. The application shall
be made within 30 days after the adoption of the assessment roll by the Council.
The Council shall either grant or deny the deferment and if granted, the clerk shall
notify the county auditor who shall, in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section
435.194, record a notice of the deferment with the county recorder setting forth the
amount of the assessment.
Standards of Hardship. A hardship shall be deemed prima facie to exist when the
following apply;
~e annual gross income of the applicant according to his most recent federal income
x return plus his tax-exempt income does not exceed the latest median income as
determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. If no such
return was made, the Clerk Administrator shall require the applicant to submit
other pertinent information to show that this qualification is met.
The following guidelines will also be followed: (1) no deferrals of assessments
less than $500.00; (2) deferral of principal only, interest must be paid annually.
and (3) ten year cap on deferment, however, under unusual circumstances, Council
will consider extension. Any determination shall be made in a non-discriminatory
manner and shall not give the applicant an unreasonable preference or advantage
over other applicants.
The option to defer payment of special assessments shall terminate and all amounts
accumulated plus applicable interest, shall become due upon the occurrence of any of
the following events: (a) the death of the owner, provided that the spouse is otherwise
not eligible for the benefits hereunder; (b) the sale, transfer or subdivision of the
property or any part thereof; (c) if the property should for any reason lose its
homestead status; or (d) if for any reason the taxing authority deferring the payments
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_ Mo~~ed by Councilmember Chenoweth _,! Approved bv~~ j~~.~~--~__
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Seconded by Councilmember Hard
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• shall determine that there would be no hardship to require immediate or
.partial payment.
Upon. the occurrence of one of the .events specified in the above paragraph,
the Council shall terminate the deferment. Thereupon the City Clerk
Administrator shall notify the County Assessor and the County Auditor of
the termination, including the amounts accumulated on unpaid installments
plus applicable interest which shall be spread over the time remaining on
the original assessment.
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