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MINUTES C:i.ty Council June 9, 1987 City Assessment Policy Non-Agenda Item No. 3 I~lir~ing An Apprai.ser Agenda Item No, 19 'Che CiCy Clerk reported that the City does not have an orciinance governing assessment policies. The C].erlc feels that the Ci.ty needs some sort o£ guideline on this. Mayor Ilanson stated that such an ordinance weuld have to be amended and thi.s would cost money. Also Hanson di.d not feel it would be possible to cover a11 the exceptions i.n an or<li.nance. The C:ity Attorney stated that the Ci.ty does not need an ordinance covering assessments, but it should have a poli.cy. This cou].d be i.n the form of. a manual. The rngineer stated that the City did have a policy i.n wri.tten form at one time. The F,ngineer stated that i.t would be i.mpossible to corite a document that would covez every situat:i.on. Mrs. Scalze stated that she does noC thi.nlc that most people realize that there are di.ff:erent ways to compuCe assessments. People shoul<1 attend assessment heari.ngs when Chey are involved because of: this. The Engineer stated that in mosC s~ituations the peopJ.e are notifi.ed of the possibl.e dollar amount i.nvolved w:ith their assessment. The Ci.ty Cler(c stated that he th:inks the CiLy does have an old manual on assessments. The C1er1c also stated that when an assessment roll is ready, the City must have an appraiser to determine that the property is beneEited in the amhtmt of. the assessment. The Ci.ty Clerlc i.n.f.ormed the Council that an appraiser must be hired to review the assessments that are upcomi.ng to determi.ne i.f the property i.s benefited i.n the amount of these assessments. Mrs. Scalze introduced the following r.esolution and moved its adopt~.ion: R~SOLUTION N0, 82-6-315 - AUTHORI7,ING T1~I: tIIRING OF AN APP73AISER TO DO ASSI:SSMENT REVIGW The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Mrs. Nardini< Ayes (5) Scalze, Nardini, Flanson, Pahey~ I'orsberg. Nayes (0). Resolution declared adopl-ed. This r.esolution appears in Resolution I~ook No. 8, Pa~;e 266. Parlc Str.eet The CiT.y Enp,ineer :informed the Council that Deluxe Contr.acti.n~ stated Improvement that they would be wor.lcing on Parlc Street today, buT. they did not show up. The i;ngi.neer stated that Deluxe has done worlc for the City A~;enda before and they are a good contractor. The En~i.neer recommended that Item No. 20 the Ci.ty p,ive the contractor another two weelcs. Page -14-