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No appeal may be taken as to the amount of the assessment unless a signed, written objection signed by the property owner is filed with the Clerk prior to the hearing or presented to the presiding officer at the hearing. The council may upon such notice consider any objection to the amount of a proposed individual assessment at an adjourned meeting upon such further notice to the affected property owners as it deems advisable. An owner may appeal an assessment to district court pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 429.081 by serving notice of the appeal upon the Mayor or Clerk of the City of Centerville within thirty (30) days after the adoption of the assessment and filings such notice with the district court within ten (10) days after service upon the Mayor or City Clerk. If an assessment is contested or there is an adjourned hearing, the following procedure will be as follows: I. The City will present its case first by calling witnesses who may testify by narrative or by examination, and by the introduction of exhibits. After each witness has testified, the contesting party will be allowed to ask questions. This procedure will be repeated with each witness until neither side has further questions. 2. After the City has presented all its evidence, the objector may call witnesses or present such testimony as the objector desires. The same procedure for questioning of the City's witnesses will be followed with the objector's witnesses. 3. The objector may be represented by counsel. 4. Minnesota rules of evidence will not be strictly applied; however, they may be considered and argued to the council as to the weight of items of evidence or testimony presented to the council. 5. The entire proceedings will be tape-recorded (video-taped). 6. At the close of presentation of evidence, the objector may make a final presentation to the council based on the evidence and the law. No new evidence may be presented at this point. 7. The council may adopt the proposed assessment at the hearing. An owner may appeal an assessment to district court pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 429.081 by serving notice of the appeal upon the Mayor or Clerk of the City within thirty (30) after the adoption of the assessment and filing such notice with the district court within ten (10) days after service upon the Mayor or Clerk. Please note: A private agreeml9lt may have been 19ltered into betw_ the developer and builder in regard to these pending assessments. Please contact them to determine yoor level of responsibility for said assessments. Please also note: Y 00, as the homeowner, are responsible for aD ootstanding debt associated with your new home. The City Hall is ADA accessible. Requests for hearing assisted devices or a sign language interpreter must be received before 4:00 p.m. October 22, 2004. All persons interested are