§ 12-2. Current services; personal liability; special assessments.

(a)

Authority. This section is adopted pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 429.101.

(b)

Application. This section applies to the following municipal services (the current services):

(1)

Snow, ice or rubbish removal from sidewalks;

(2)

The repair of sidewalks and alleys;

(3)

Weed elimination from streets or private property;

(4)

Removal or elimination of public health or safety hazards from private property;

(5)

Installation or repair of water service lines, street sprinkling, or other dust treatment of streets;

(6)

The trimming and care of trees and the removal of unsound trees from a street;

(7)

The treatment and removal of insect infested or diseased trees on private property;

(8)

The operation and maintenance of a fire protection system;

(9)

Reinspections which find noncompliance after the due date for compliance with an order to correct a municipal housing maintenance code violation;

(10)

The recovery of any disbursements under Minnesota Statutes Section 504B.445, subdivision 4, clause (5), including disbursements for payment of utility bills and other services, even if provided by a third party, necessary to remedy violations as described in Minnesota Statutes Section 504B.445, subdivision 4, clause (2);

(11)

Painting the exterior of a structure to remedy a municipal code violation; and

(12)

The recovery of delinquent vacant building registration fees under a city program designed to identify and register vacant buildings.

(c)

Personal liability. Except as otherwise provided by law, the owner of property on which or adjacent to which a current service has been performed under this section, is personally liable for the cost of the service. As soon as the service has been completed and the cost determined, the city administrator, or other designated official, must prepare a bill and mail it to the owner and thereupon the amount will be due and payable in the office of the city administrator.

(d)

Assessment. On or before September 15 of each year, the administrator must list the total unpaid charges for current services against each separate lot or parcel to which they are attributable under this section. The council may then levy the unpaid charges against the property as a special assessment under Minnesota Statutes, Section 429.101 and other pertinent statutes, for certification to the county auditor, and collection along with current taxes the following year or in annual installments, not exceeding ten (10), as the council determines.

(Ord. No. 2014-010, § 1, 6-24-14)