Ordinance 2097-95 - Laserfiche WebLink

• Section 10: ADMINISTRATION The Mayor, or the Mayor's designee, shall administer the District for the City, with authority to: A. Determine the lineal footage of property for assessment purposes; B. Collect the special assessments, refund special assessments when overpaid, and extend the deadline for payment and/or waive delinquency charges and interest whenever the delinquency is the result of the failure by the City to provide a statement of the amount due, or nonpayment results from extenuating circumstances beyond the ratepayer's control, such as a casualty loss, causing bankruptcy; D. Determine and apply the interest rate for late payments contemplated by Section 17; E. After consultation and with the advice of the advisory board for the BIA (if such advisory board has been so created), take such other action as is necessary and appropriate to carry out contemplated programs with special assessments; F. Direct the appropriate officers of the City to pursue collection procedures, including bringing legal civil actions in district or superior court to collect any unpaid assessments and to collect such unpaid assessments by foreclosure action against the property on which it is assessed in accordance with laws applicable to foreclosure of local improvement district liens, and/or to collect by civil action such unpaid assessment by judgment against the owner owing the assessment. Section 11: ADVISORY BOARD The downtown Everett property owners association, or similar organization, in carrying out a contract for program management of activities and programs to be funded through special assessments, may, in accordance with the contract as approved by the City, establish an advisory board and the required secretarial and staffing support thereof. Appointments to the advisory Board shall be subject to approval by the Mayor. If necessary, the Mayor may make supplemental appointments to the advisory board. The City Council, by resolution, may at any time set forth rules as to the scope of the authority of the advisory board, the manner of appointment of advisory board members, including but not limited to appointment by the City Council, the terms of office, and such other matters pertaining to the establishment and authority of an advisory board as the City Council may determine to be appropriate. Section 12: ANNUAL BUDGET/ANNUAL ASSESSMENT AMOUNT. After consultation, as may be provided in the management contract, with the downtown Everett property owners association, or similar organization, and with any established ratepayers' advisory board, the Mayor or his designee shall submit to the City Council, on or before November 1 of any year, a statement of the proposed programs and activities to be BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA ORDINANCE Page 5