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CITY rc PLYMOUTH
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a special meeting of the City
Council of the City of Plymouth, Minne3ota, was held on the 27th day of
February , 19 78 . The following members were present:
Mayor Hunt Councilmembers Hoyt, Neils, Seibold and Spaeth
The following members were absent: None
Councilmember Seibold introduced the following Resolution >nd moved
s adoption: •
RESOLUTION NO. 78-93
RELATING TO DEFERMENT OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR PERSONS
65 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AND ESTABLISHING AN INTEREST RATE
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Plymouth is the official governing
body of the City of Plymouth, and
WHEREAS, M.S.A. Section 435.193 through 435.195 authorizes the City of
Plymouth, upon proper application, to defer the payment of special assess-
ments levied against any homestead property owned by a person of 65 years
of age or older on January 1 of the assessment year and for whom it would be
10 a hardsh p to make the payments; and
WHEREAS, Section 435.194 authorizes the municipality to establish an interest
rate to be added to the deferred assessment which shall be payable in
addition to the deferred assessment; and
VdEREAS, the City Council has determined that the deferral of assessments
should be granted to any person otherwise qualified who shall make proper
application claiming that: the homestead parcel does not exceed one (1)
acre in s",+ and that hir,/her total gross household income did not exceed
eight thouiand dollars ($8,000) for the previous calendar year. Income shall
be determined in accordance with State Form M-1PR and therefore, constitutes
a qualified hardship, provided that claimant has not signed a petition fcr
said improvement;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH
AS FOLLOW7 :
1. Upon proper application by a person or persons 65 years of age or
older for a deferral of special assessments levied against homestead property
and upon a showing that the payment of such special assessments would constitute
a hardship to the applicant, the payment of such special assessments shall
be deferred.
2. An applicant shall be deemec; to qualify for "hardship" status if
his or her gr --)ss household income was eight thousand dollars ($8,000) or
less for the �:aleidar year preceding the date of the application as deter-
mined by Minnesota State Form M-1Pk.
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3. The application of a person, otherwise qualified, will not be
granted if such person was a signatory or any petition requesting a public
improvement with respect to which the special assessment thereafter levied
is included in the requested deferral.
4. Interest at the rate established for the special assessment
or assessments being deferred shall be added to the special assessment
principal and shall be payable in accordance with the terms and provisions
of Minn. Stat. 435.194. Provided, however, that the addition of such
interest shall cease upon the date of expiration for the payment of such
special assessment as originally set out in the assessmc t roll.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the right of deferment is automatically terminated
under Section 435.195 if:
1. The owner dies and the spouse is not otherwise eligible;
2. The property or any part thereof is sold, tra-: 'er-:�d, or
subdivided;
3. The property shouia lose its homestead status; or
4. If for any reason the City determines that there would be
no hardship to require immediate or partial payment; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in the event the deferment is terminated, the
principal and interest deferred to that date shall be due and payable, and
the remaining principal and interest shall be due over the period of time
remaining on the original assessment period.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that applications for deferments for the year 1979 and
thereafter shall be submitted by September 1 of the preceding year.
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing Resolution was duly seconded
by Councilmember Spaeth and upon vote being taken thereon, the
fol owing vote in avor t ereo Mayor Hunt, Councilmembers Hoyt, Seibold,
and Spaeth
The following voted against omxKWtRBtxmW: Lounc
Whereupon the Resolution was declared duly passe