ORD 12-12ORDINANCE No.: 2012-1
CITY of OTS GO
COUNTY of WRIGHT
STATE of MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY CODE of THE CITY of
OTSEGO REGARDING WATERS SAN TARP SEWER AND
STORMW A.T R USE AND BILLING- ORDINANCE
THE CITY COUNCIL of THE CITY of OTS GO DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN.
Section 1, Section 6-2-5.F of the City Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Unpaid charges on sewer; and water accounts shall be ceied to the
Wright County Auditor without hearing and pursuant to Minn. Stat,
444,075, subd. 3,e with interest, penalties and any administrative change as
determined by the City Council. The administrative charge shall be set
Nth in the City of Otsego fee schedule which is duly adopted by
ordinance.
Section 2. Section -2-5.G of the City Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
G, After adoption of the assessment roll by the City Council, the property
owner shall have the Following options;
To pay the delinquent amount listed on the adopted assessment rail,
but without additional interest after adoration, within thirty (3 0) days
of the date of adoption.
2, To pay the certified charges as billed to then by Wright County on
their property tax statements with a. collection term of one ) year.
,Section 3. Section 6-2-5.H of the City Code is hereby amended o read as
follows:
H. If the ower of a propefty feels that charges for utility accounts are
i a mproperly charged the following process shall be used to appeal the
patter,
The property owner shall contact the Finance Department to
determine if City staff may handle the problem.
2. If the Finance Department cannot resolve the appeal, the property
owner shall communicate the appeal to the City Clerk in writing
including the account gnu nb r and the nature of the problem and
small include any documentation that the customer warts considered.
3. The City employee charged with appeals small research account
usage from the past and make inquiries of the appealing property
owner.
The City employee charged with appeals shall propose a written
response to the appeal for approval by the City Administrator. The
response shall be sent to the property owner who shall signify
acceptance in writing.
5. If the property owner is not satisfied by the written response.,the
property owner may appeal the matter in writing only to the City
within thirty 30) days after receipt of the City's written response,
The appeal will be considered by the City Council within thirty 3 o
days after receipt the written appeal. There will be no public
hearing on the matter, but the City Council will determine the appeal
based solely upon the consumer's submitted written appeal as well
as any response or information provided by City staff. The City
Council shall rake the final determination on any appeal.
Section 4. Section 6-2-51 of the City Code is hereby repealed in its entirety
with Section 6-2-5.H renumbered accordingly.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its
passage and publication.
MOTION Y; CM REI I ER
SECOND Y: CM SCHROEDER
ALL IN FAVORse MAYOR STCSP * CM HEIDNER,CM SCHROEDER, CM DRKEWALD AND
M SSR
THOSEOPPOSED,
NONE
ADOPTED the City Council of the City of Otsego this 24"' day o
September, 2012.
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`ami Loff, City Clerk
CITY OF O S LO
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