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<br />No appeal may be taken as to the amount of the assessment unless a signed, written objection <br />. signed by the property owner is filed with the Clerk prior to the hearing or presented to the <br />presiding officer at the hearing. The council may upon such notice consider any objection to the <br />amount of a proposed individual assessment at an adjourned meeting upon such further notice to <br />the affected property owners as it deems advisable. <br /> <br />An owner may appeal an assessment to district court pursuant to Miunesota Statutes Section <br />429.081 by serving notice of the appeal upon the Mayor or Clerk of the City of Centerville <br />within thirty (30) days after the adoption of the assessment and filings such notice with the <br />district court within ten (10) days after service upon the Mayor or City Clerk. <br /> <br />If an assessment is contested or there is an adjourned hearing, the following procedure will be as <br />follows: <br /> <br />1. The City will present its case first by calling witnesses who may testify <br />by narrative or by examination, and by the introduction of exhibits. <br />After each witness has testified, the contesting party will be allowed to <br />ask questions. lbis procedure will be repeated with each witness until <br />neither side has further questions. <br />2. After the City has presented all its evidence, the objector may call <br />witnesses or present such testimony as the objector desires. The same <br />procedure for questioning of the City's witnesses will be followed with <br />the objector's witnesses. <br />3. The objector may be represented by counsel. <br />4. Minnesota rules of evidence will not be strictly applied; however, they <br />may be considered and argued to the council as to the weight of items of <br />evidence or testimony presented to the council. <br />5. The entire proceedings will be tape-recorded (video-taped). <br />6. At the close of presentation of evidence, the objector may make a final <br />presentation to the council based on the evidence and the law. No new <br />evidence may be presented at this point. <br />7. The council may adopt the proposed assessment at the hearing. <br /> <br />An owner may appeal an assessment to district court pursuant to Miunesota Statutes Section <br />429.081 by serving notice of the appeal upon the Mayor or Clerk of the City within thirty (30) <br />after the adoption of the assessment and filing such notice with the district court within ten (10) <br />days after service upon the Mayor or Clerk. <br /> <br />The City Hall is ADA accessible. Requests for hearing assisted devices or a sign language <br />interpreter must be received before 4:00 p.m. May 22, 2009. All persons interested are invited to <br />attend and to be heard, orally or in writing. You may call City Hall at (651) 429-3232 if you <br />have any questions. <br /> <br />, <br />LV <br />