3.11. SR 06-07-2004TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Item
MEMOEANDUM
Mayor and City Council
Lori Johnson, Finance Director
June 7, 2004
Consider Resolution Designating the Maximum Household
Income Level for Qualification for Deferral of Special
Assessments Based on Hardship
3.11.
Chapter 62, Section 1 of the Elk River City Code addresses the deferral of special
assessments. Citizens may defer special assessments if they are 65 years of age or older or
retired by virtue of permanent and total disability. In order to be eligible for the deferral, the
applicant must meet the household income levels as established by resolution annually by the
City Council.
Attached is a resolution setting the maximum household income levels for 2004. As in the
past, the income levels are the same as those used for the State of Minnesota's Energy
Assistance Program.
Action Requested
The City Council is asked to adopt the attached resolution designating the maximum
household income level for qualification for the deferral of special assessments based on
hardship.
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RESOLUTION 04-
A RESOLUTION FOR THE CITY OF ELK RIVER
A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE MAXIMUM HOUSEHOLD INCOME
LEVEL FOR QUALIFICATION FOR DEFERRAL OF SPECIAL
ASSESSMENTS BASED ON HARDSHIP
WHEREAS,
Section 62- I, Deferral of Special Assessments, of the Code of
Ordinances for the City of Elk River, Minnesota, states that the Council
shall annually approve, by resolution, a maximum household income
level in order to qualify for deferral; and,
WHEREAS,
the City Council has determined that the maximum household income
allowable in order to qualify for deferral of special assessments based
on hardship, assuming that the other qualifications are also met, is as
follows for 2004:
Household Size
Maximum Annual Gross Income
I $18,885
2 $24,696
3 $30,507
4 $36,318
5 $42,128
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Elk
River, Minnesota, that in order to qualify for deferral of assessments based on hardship
in 2004, the above household income requirements must be met.
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Elk River, Minnesota, this 7th day
of June, 2004.
ATTEST:
Stephanie Klinzing, Mayor
Joan M. Schmidt, City Clerk
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