Adopt Resolution #19-224 Adopting Assessments for Past-Due Charges on Municipal Utility Bills and Current Services Rendered

The City of Ramsey provides varying services that are billed directly to residents through the municipal utility bill and through city invoices. The proposed assessment is made pursuant to the authority granted to the Council by City Ordinance #94-13 and/or Minnesota Statute 429.101 and Chapter 30, Sec 30-3 and Chapter 58 Sec 58-24 of the City Code. This is the 21st year that the City of Ramsey will be certifying delinquent payments as assessments to be collected with property taxes payable in 2020. The total of delinquent payments as of the writing of this case was $344,217.40 [which includes penalties and interest].  This amount is anticipated to change after collections through September 24, 2019 are posted. The new amount will be the amount to be included in the attached resolution for certification. Any payments received after September 24, 2019, and through November 15, 2019, will be indicated as “prepaid” when the list is transmitted to Anoka County for certification.

The Public Hearing was posted in the Anoka Union for two consecutive weeks prior to the meeting.

Attached is the resolution certifying the delinquencies and the most current list of delinquent accounts. The residents that are listed on the delinquency list have all been notified via letter from the City. For those accounts where the former homeowner has moved out and left a balance owing on their account, the City follows the policy that all delinquent bills follow the property and not the person.

Utility collections fund the respective utility accounts of water, sewer, street lighting, recycling and storm drainage.

Recommendation to adopt Resolution #19-224 Adopting Assessments for Past-Due Charges on Municipal Utility Bills (Which May Include Water, Sewer, Street Lighting, Recycling, Storm Water Charges and Penalties Incurred) and Current Services Rendered.

Hold public hearing and then motion to adopt Resolution #19-224 Adopting Assessments for Past-Due Charges on Municipal Utility Bills (Which May Include Water, Sewer, Street Lighting, Recycling, Storm Water Charges and Penalties Incurred) and Current Services Rendered.