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The City will present its case first by calling witnesses who may testify by narrative or by <br />examination, and by the introduction of exhibits. After each witness has testified, the <br />contesting party will be allowed to ask questions. This procedure will be repeated with <br />each witness until neither side has further questions. <br />After the City has presented all its evidence, the objector may call witnesses or present <br />such testimony as the objector desires. The same procedure for questioning of the City's <br />witnesses will be followed with the objector's witnesses. <br />The objector may be represented by counsel. <br />Minnesota rules of evidence will not be strictly applied; however, they may be considered <br />and argued to the Council as to the weight of items of evidence or testimony presented to <br />the Council. <br />The entire proceedings will be tape - recorded (video - taped). <br />At the close of presentation of evidence, the objector may make a final presentation to the <br />Council based on the evidence and the law. No new evidence may be presented at this <br />point. <br />The Council may adopt the proposed assessment at the hearing. <br />An owner may appeal an assessment to district court pursuant to Minnesota Statutes <br />Section 429.081 by serving notice of the appeal upon the Mayor or City Administrator of <br />the City within 30 days after the adoption of the assessment and filing such notice with <br />the district court within ten days after service upon the Mayor or City Administrator. <br />Under Minnesota Statutes, Sections 435.193 to 435.195, the Council may, in its discretion, defer <br />the payment of this special assessment for any homestead property owned by a person 65 years <br />of age or older for whom it would be a hardship to make the payments. When deferment of the <br />special assessment has been granted and is terminated for any reason provided in that law, all <br />amounts accumulated plus applicable interest become due. Any assessed property owner <br />meeting the requirements of this law and the ordinance adopted under it may, within 30 days of <br />the confirmation of the assessment, apply to the City Administrator for the prescribed form for <br />such deferral of payment of this special assessment on his /her property. <br />City Administrator <br />Published in the Roseville - Little Canada Review on September 25, 2001. <br />Page 2 <br />