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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, November 23, 2009 Page 25 Mr. Hadler advised that his was a similar circumstance, with him taking posses- sion of the house in March of 2008, with the bill well past 90 days overdue and from a previous tenant. At the request of Mayor Klausing, Finance Director Miller reviewed the City's practice for accounts over a certain age, and moved to another area of the City's billing software, as a deleted account, when the prior owner did not pay the bill, and the City had pursued multiple attempts from that previous owner to collect and prevent this exact situation so new owners did not become liable for previous tenant billings. However, Mr. Miller noted that this is an unfortunate burden for property owners when those collections were unsuccessful; and was applied an- nually as a lien against the property, not the individual. City Attorney Anderson, in response to Mayor Klausing's query, advised that he would have to determine if these situations would be precluded if deferred for an- other year. Klausing moved, Pust seconded, removal of these two delinquent amounts for 2010 taxes from the list identified as "Attachment B" to the Request for Council Action dated November 23, 2009; identified as follows: Eithne Shimasaki, 841 County Road B-2 West, PIN 112923130031, in the amount of $50.79; and Mark Hadler, 2011 Brenner Avenue, PIN #42923220037, in the amount of $33.43. Roll Call Ayes: Roe; Pust; Johnson; Ihlan; and Klausing. Nays: None. Mayor Klausing asked that City Attorney Anderson provide his recommendation to the City Council; and assured Ms. Shimasaki and Mr. Hadler that the City Council would follow up with them when those findings were determined. Councilmember Pust questioned if staff was finding some higher amounts or more that would be reflective of current economies. Mr. Miller advised that there was a minor uptick, but not much difference from the previous year. Mayor Klausing closed the Public Hearing at 8:35 p.m. Discussion included what was reflected by the small amounts, with Mr. Miller re- sponding that some people actually preferred having it assessed rather than paying it directly; or that some of those items were disputed and carried over. Councilmember Roe noted that, based on fairness, if they didn't pay the out- standing bills, all taxpayers ultimately did.