I-1 - Resolution 2023-053 - Accepting Work of Original Town Urbanization - Phase 2

After the Council approves the final schedule of assessments and levies the assessments, the following actions need to be taken: a. File a copy of the final schedule of assessments with the County Treasurer, attaching a certificate to the schedule certifying that it is a true and correct copy of the schedule approved by the Council. b. Prepare and file with the County Treasurer a list of all properties shown on the final assessment schedule as having conditional deficiencies. The list should show the names of the property owners, legal descriptions and amounts of conditional deficiencies. Based on our review of the final schedule, there are no conditional deficiencies in connection with this project. c. Obtain the Treasurer’s signature on the certificate attesting to the filing of the schedule of assessments. d. Arrange for the publication of the Notice of Filing of the Final Assessment Schedule. Please print an extra copy of the notice for delivery to the newspaper. Please make sure to include in the first paragraph the date that the schedule was filed with the County Treasurer. The notice must be published on the same day of the week for two consecutive weeks, and the first publication must be not more than 15 days after the date the schedule was filed with the County Treasurer. e. Mail the notice, by regular mail, to each property owner whose property is subject to assessment. The mailing must take place on or before the second publication of the notice. f. Return an executed copy of each portion of the proceedings, as completed. Please return the certificate attesting to the publication of the notice after you have received the publisher’s affidavit and the Special Assessment Statement following the required waiting periods. Assessments may be paid at your office, in full or in part without interest, within 30 days after the date of the first publication of the Notice of Filing the Final Assessment Schedule. Payments of any amount may be made during this 30-day period. Within a reasonable time following the 30-day period in which assessments may be paid in cash, a list of the unpaid assessments must be filed with the County Treasurer. Section 384.60 of the Code of Iowa provides that all unpaid assessments in excess of $500 may be divided into equal installments, plus interest. And, pursuant to Section 384.65 of the Code of Iowa: (a) each installment of a special assessment shall be calculated to the nearest whole dollar; (b) interest on unpaid installments and interest penalties added for delinquencies shall also be calculated to the nearest whole dollar; and (c) the minimum interest or interest penalty amount is one dollar.