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<br />~ <br /> <br />.. .; <br /> <br />for <br />'the <br />'for <br /> <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HillS <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 79-46 <br /> <br />AUTHORIZING DEFERRAL OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR <br />SENIOR CITIZENS AND ESTABLISHING CRITERIA FOR <br />DEFERRAL <br /> <br />WHEREAS, MS/. 6435.193 author I zes mun I c I pa II tl as to p rov Ida <br />the deferral of speclel assessments for senior citizens If, <br />payment of such special assessments would create a hardship <br />the senior citizen property ol'lner; and, <br /> <br />-. <br /> <br />WHEREAS. the City Council believes that It Is In the best <br />Interest of all the cItizens of the.Clty of Arden Hills to estab- <br />lish a procedure for the deferral of special assessments for senior <br />citizens where is hardship exists. <br /> <br />N~W. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS. MINNESOTA, AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />I. Establishment of Deferral. Pursuant to MSA 9435,.193 at. <br />seq., special :::ssessment Installment payments payable by senior <br />citizens can be deferred If requested by owners and If payment ,of <br />such Insta II mants would create a hardship. <br /> <br />2. Criteria. In determining whether or not a senior cItizen <br />Is eligible for deferral of special assessment Installment payments, <br />the following criteria are established: <br /> <br />A. Senior cltl~ens special assessment hardship <br />deferral applies to special assessmants <br />levied after the date of the adoption of <br />this Resolution. <br /> <br />B. S~nlor cltlzan specIal assessment hardship <br />deferral applies to qualifying spacial ' <br />assessments against all propertIes classi- <br />fied as "Homestead" pursuant to MSA Chapter <br />273, where one or more of the owners of <br />such property Is 65 years of age or older <br />andd It would create a hardship for the owner <br />or owners of the property to pay the specl al <br />assessment installments as they become due. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />C. It shall be presumed that a hardship exists, <br />If: <br /> <br />(I) The total Income Is $10,000 or <br />less, or <br /> <br />(2) Assessment Installments, on an <br />annual basis, are more than 10% <br />of Income over $10,000. Income <br />will be defined to Include all <br />pension benefits and all ,other <br />Income. <br /> <br />(3) A II ,,.Olllne 1"'5 of the proPerty veri fy <br />under osth, that they meet the <br />criteria for establishing a hard- <br />ship by completing an application <br />provided by the City or the County. <br />