HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 4828 Delinquent Snow Removal Charges for FY18 COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 4828
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN,
MONTANA, LEVYING AND ASSESSING A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT UPON CERTAIN
SPECIFIED REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF BOZEMAN, COUNTY OF
GALLATIN, STATE OF MONTANA, UNLESS PROVISIONALLY EXEMPTED, TO
DEFRAY THE COST AND EXPENSE FOR REMOVAL OF SNOW AND ICE FROM
SIDEWALKS IN THE CITY OF BOZEMAN UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER
34.06 OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN MUNICIPAL CODE.
WHEREAS, Chapter 34.06 of the Bozeman Municipal Code provides that every person
in charge or control of any building or land fronting or abutting on a paved sidewalk shall remove
and clear away snow and ice from said sidewalk; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 34.06 of the Bozeman Municipal Code provides that special
assessments shall be made, levied and collected annually, for the costs of snow and ice removal
by the City against property which person in charge or control of said property failed to remove;
and
WHEREAS, Section 34.06.040 of the Bozeman Municipal Code provides that the City
shall annually pass and adopt a resolution levying on assessment against each lot or parcel of land
fronting or abutting on the sidewalks which said snow or ice was caused to be cleared by the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of the City of
Bozeman, Montana:
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Resolution 4828,Levying and Assessing Delinquent Snow Removal Charges
Section 1
That to defray the estimated cost and expense for removal of snow and ice from sidewalks
in the City of Bozeman, plus penalties authorized by Chapter 34.06 of the Bozeman Municipal
Code, an assessment is hereby levied against the property and the several lots, pieces and parcels
of land thereof within the City of Bozeman as set forth in Schedule "A", which is attached hereto
and made a part of, a particular description of each lot and parcel of land with the name of the
owner and/or owners and the sum assessed against the same is set forth in the assessment list in
Schedule "A"; that the several sums set opposite the names of said owners and the described lots
and parcels of land, are hereby levied and assessed upon and against said lots and parcels of land
for said purpose; that the several sums be collected from the respective owners of said lots and
parcels of land described in said assessment list and owned by them; that the said sums shall be
paid and the collection thereof be made in the manner and in accordance with Chapter 34.06 of the
Bozeman Municipal Code,and the laws of the State of Montana governing the collection of special
assessments; that failure to pay such assessment when the same shall become due and payable
shall make such persons and such lots and parcels of land liable to the penalties provided by law
relative to delinquent taxes.
Section 2
That the fee for removal of snow and ice from specified sidewalks in the City of Bozeman
shall be the cost of such work, including administrative and enforcement costs. Administrative
and enforcement costs shall not exceed 20 percent or$30.00,whichever is greater,per occurrence.
Section 3
That this assessment be levied and be billed in October 2017 as are all other special
assessments.
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Resolution 4828,Levying and Assessing Delinquent Snow Removal Charges
Section 4
That upon all assessments levied and assessed, simple interest shall be charged at the rate
of 10 percent per year from the date this assessment becomes delinquent (December 1, 2017) to
the date the assessment it paid.
Section 5
That the regular session of the Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana, to be held
in the Commission Room in the City Hall of said City on the 2nd day of October 2017, at 6:00
p.m.,be designated as the time and place at which objections to the final adoption of the Resolution
will be heard by said Commission.
Section 6
That the City Clerk of the City of Bozeman, be, and she is hereby ordered and directed to
publish in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, a daily newspaper printed and published in said City of
Bozeman a Notice signed by the Clerk of the Commission, stating that a Resolution levying and
assessing a special assessment to defray the cost and expense for the removal of snow and ice from
specified sidewalks in the City of Bozeman in Fiscal Year 2018, against the property of which
such service was rendered, is on file in the office of the Clerk of the Commission subject to
inspection for a period of five (5) days; that said Notice shall state the time and place at which
objections will be heard by the Commission to the final adoption of this Resolution, and,that said
Notice shall be published at least five (5) days before the date set by the Commission for hearing
of objections and the final adoption of this Resolution.
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Resolution 4828,Levying and Assessing Delinquent Snow Removal Charges
PASSED, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED by the City Commission of the City of
Bozeman, Montana, at a regular session thereof held on the 2nd day of October 2017.
CARSON TAYLOR
Mayor
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ROBIN CROUGH
City Clerk 9�L'• 83 • :C_
APPRO TO FORM:
SULLIVAN
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City Attorney
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