Ordinance 2334-98 - Laserfiche WebLink

Section 45: Personal Obligation or Special Assessment A. General. The City Council may thereupon order that said charge shall be made a personal obligation of the property owner or assess said charge against the property involved. B. Personal Obligation. If the City Council orders that the charge shall be a personal obligation of the property owner, it shall direct the City Attorney to collect the same on behalf of the City by use of all appropriate legal remedies. C. Special Assessment. If the City Council orders that the charge shall be assessed against the property, it shall confirm the assessment, cause the same to be recorded on the assessment roll, and thereafter said assessment shall constitute a special assessment against and a lien upon the property. Section 46: Authority for Installment Payment of Assessments with Interest The City Council, in its discretion, may determine that assessments in amounts of $500.00 or more shall be payable in not to exceed five equal annual installments. The City Council's determination to allow payment of such assessments in installments, the number of installments,whether they shall bear interest, and the rate thereof shall be by a resolution adopted prior to the confirmation of the assessment. Section 47: Lien of Assessment A. Priority. Immediately upon its being placed on the assessment roll, the assessment shall be deemed to be complete, the several amounts assessed shall be payable, and the assessments shall be liens against the lots or parcels of land assessed, respectively. The lien shall be subordinate to all existing special assessment liens previously imposed upon the same property and shall be paramount to all other liens except for state, county and property taxes with which it shall be upon a parity. The lien shall continue until the assessment and all interest due and payable thereon are paid. B. Interest. All such assessments remaining unpaid after 30 days from the date of recording on the assessment roll shall become delinquent and shall bear interest at the rate of 7 percent per annum from and after said date. Section 48: Report to Assessor and Tax Collector: Addition of Assessment to Tax Bill After confirmation of the report, certified copies of the assessment shall be given to the assessor and the City Treasurer, who shall add the amount of the assessment to the next regular tax bill levied against the parcel for municipal purposes. Section 49: Collection of Assessment: Penalties for Foreclosure The amount of the assessment shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary property taxes are collected and shall be subject to the same penalties and procedure and sale in case of delinquency as provided for ordinary property taxes. All laws applicable to the levy, collection and enforcement of property taxes shall be applicable to such assessment. If the City Council has determined that the assessment 22