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Minnesota Statutes 2004,429.101 Page 2 of3 (b) The council may by ordinance adopt regulations consistent with this section to make this authority effective, including, at the option of the council, provisions for placing primary responsibility upon the property owner or occupant to do the work personally (except in the case of street sprinkling or other dust treatment, alley repair, tree trimming, care, and removal or the operation of a street lighting system) upon notice before the work is undertaken, and for collection from the property owner or other person served of the charges when due before unpaid charges are made a special assessment. Subd. _ 2 . Procedure for assessment. Any special assessment levied under subdivision 1 shall be payable in a single installment, or by up to ten equal annual installments as the council may provide. With this exception, sections 429.061, 429.071, and 429.081 shall apply to assessments made under this section. Subd. 3. Issuance of obl.igations. (a) After a contract for any of the work enumerated in subdivision 1 has been let, or the work commenced, the council may issue obligations to defray the expense of any such work financed in whole or in part by special charges and assessments imposed upon benefited property under this section. (b) Section 429.091 shall apply to such obligations with the following modifications: (1) such obligations shall be payable not more than two years from the date of issuance; (2) the amount of such obligations issued at one time in a municipality shall not exceed the cost of such work during the ensuing six months as estimated by the council; (3) a separate improvement fund shall be set up for each of the enumerated services referred to in subdivision 1 and financed under this section. (c) Proceeds of special charges as well as special assessments and taxes shall be credited to such improvement fund. HIST: 1953 c 398 s 10; 1955 c 811 s 6; 1963 c 771 s 5; 1965 c 323 s 2; 1973 c 337 s 1; 1974 c 340 s 1,2; 1984 c 548 s 7; 1984 c 582 s 7; 1984 c 591 s 6; 1984 c 633 s 5; 1986 c 444; lSp2003 c 21 art 11 s 29; 2004 c 275 s 2 * NOTE: Subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (11), is *repealed on July 1, 2006. Laws 2004, chapter 275, section 5. Please direct all comments concerning issues or legislation to your House Member or State Senator. For Legislative Staff or for directions to the Capitol, visit the Contact Us page. http://www.revisor.1eg.state.mn.uslbin/getpub.php?pubtype=STAT _ CHAP _ SEC&year=curr... 8/9/2005