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1. What are the procedures for approving an assessment?

The procedures to approve – or levy – special assessments, nuisance abatements or unpaid city charges include: Preparing the Proposed Assessment Roll

City staff/City Engineer calculate the proper amount to be assessed against each property and prepare a list (the assessment roll) of all properties to be assessed under the project.
A Mailing of Notice of the City Council public hearing on the proposed assessment will take place. The notice must appear in a newspaper or publication. The City must also mail a notice to each affected property owner at least two weeks prior to the hearing date. The City Council will also hold a Public Hearing on the proposed assessment.

2. What happens after the approval of the assessment?

After the assessment has been levied by the City Council, city staff mail invoices to the affected property owners. Owners have 30 days to pay the assessment without interest. After 30 days, interest may begin to accrue.

3. What is a Certification to property taxes?

At the end of each calendar year the City is required to “certify” to Ramsey County a calculated amount of principal and interest owed by any property with unpaid city assessments. This amount is placed on the county property tax statement mailed to each property owner the following spring.