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For accounts that remain uncollected after performance of the normal billing and collection procedure, special assessment against the property shall be considered as a primary means of collection. 1. At least one certification cycle will be timed each year to coincide with Ramsey County’s requirements for certification to the following year’s taxes. Additional certification cycles may be held to improve collection rates. 2. A certification cut-off date shall be established at which time all accounts which have been billed a delinquent bill and the account is unpaid as of the due date on the delinquent bill, shall have the balance on the account included in the preliminary special assessment certification roll. 3. A notice of public hearing will be published in the City’s official newspaper at least two weeks prior to the public hearing. A notice of the public hearing and a copy of the proposed special assessment roll will be sent by first class mail to each affected property owner at least two weeks prior to the public hearing. 4. The owner of the property shall have the option of paying the balance due on the account until the date the date of the public hearing. After the public hearing, payments will still be accepted, but will include the certification charge. 5. The public hearing will be held at a City Council meeting at which the property owners shall have the opportunity to object to the special assessment. 6. After the public hearing, for each special assessment sustained by the City Council, the property owner shall have the options of: a. To prepay the special assessment and the special assessment certification charge after 30 days of the public hearing date, but before the county certification deadline, with interest at the rate set in the adopted rate schedule, accrued beginning on the 31st day following the public hearing date through the date of payment. b. To prepay the special assessment and the special assessment certification charge after 30 days of the public hearing date, but before the county certification deadline, with interest at the rate set by the City Council, accrued beginning on the public hearing date through the date of payment. c. To pay the special assessment as billed to them by Ramsey County on their property tax statement with an assessment term of one year. 7. After the 31st day following the public hearing, the certified roll, minus any prepayments, shall be delivered to Ramsey County.