Garbage Chgs, Delinquent, LienMEMORANDUM
November 27, 2002
TO:The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM:Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT:Delinquent Garbage and Refuse Collection Accounts
Finance Director Ken TeKippe is recommending submission of the delinquent garbage
and refuse collection accounts to the Dubuque County Treasurer in order to establish
real property liens for collection of such past due accounts.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
Michael C. Van Milligen
MCVM/jh
Attachment
cc: Barry Lindahl, Corporation Counsel
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Kenneth J. TeKippe, Finance Director
DATE:NOVEMBER 27, 2002
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
MEMORANDUM
TO:MICHAEL VAN MILLIGEN, CITY MANAGER
FROM:KEN TEKIPPE, FINANCE DIRECTOR
SUBJECT: DELINQUENT GARBAGE AND REFUSE COLLECTION ACCOUNTS
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memorandum is to request City council authorization for the attached
resolution to submit delinquent garbage and refuse collection accounts to the Dubuque County
Treasurer in order to estabfish real property liens for collection of such past due accounts
BACKROUND
Section 40-37 of the Code of Ordinances provides that city garbage and refuse collection for
residential premises shall be mandatory. Section 40-38 (d) provides that the City shall have a
lien against the property benefited or served and shall be collected in the same manner as general
property taxes. The code further provides that the City Clerk shall certify to the County
Treasurer, as of December 31st of each year, such delinquent accounts in order to establish these
amounts as real property liens for collection with and in the same mariner as general property
taxes.
I have reviewed the delinquent garbage and refuse collection accounts and have undertaken
efforts to receive payment. Collection efforts have resulted in collection of numerous delinquent
accounts; however, the attached serviced accounts have refused to remit the past due garbage and
refuse collection charges.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the delinquent garbage and refuse collection accounts identified in the
attached resolution be certified to the Dubuque County Treasurer for collection with, and in the
same manner as general property taxes.
ACTION STEP
The Action Step is for the City Council to adopt the attached resolution authorizing the City
Clerk to certify the delinquem garbage and refuse collection account to the Dubuque County
Treasurer.
RESOLUTION NO. 632-02
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO COLLECT DELINQUENT
GARBAGE AND REFUSE COLLECTION ACCOUNTS IN ACCORDANCE
WITH SECTION 40-37 AND 40-38 (d) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
Whereas, City garbage and refuse collection from residential premises, as deflaed in the
Code of Ordinances of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, is mandatory; and
Whereas, as of December 31st, of each year, delinquent garbage and refuse collection
charges shall be certified by the City Clerk to the Dubuque County Treasurer for collection with,
and in the same manner as general property taxes;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF ~ CITY OF
DUBUQUE IOWA:
Section 1. That the persons named hereinunder, owning the property thereby set forth, are
delinquent in the payment of refuse collection
NAME AND ADDRESS
PROPERTY DESCRIP~ON
AMOUNT
Gary Bernhard
1110 Roosevelt St
10-12-201-003
Lot 4 Wets'roger Sub
$268.53
Mark Krolich 10-12-356-004 $291.68
743 Louise St Lots 74 & 75 Maple Leaf Add #2
Michael J. Schetgen
3922 Inwood Av
10-12-181-001
Lot 53 & 54-One'flls North Dub Add
$237.72
Thomas Henschel
1887 Miller Rd
15-02-129-004
PT Lot 2 Henschel-McNamer P1
$445.16
J Foht 10-12-358-007 $268.53
723 Peru Rd Lot 20 Maple Leaf Add #2
Ricky J Hurst
3975 Inwood Av
10-12-177-005
Lot 39 & 40 One'fils North Dub Add
$194.13
Gary Bernhard
1100 Roosevelt St
10-12-201-003
Lot 4 Wersinger Sub
$267.53
$573.31
Vincent Ehrlich 10-11-378-003
333 Olympic Htgs Rd Lot 9 Blk 1 Olympic Hgt
Joe R. Bitter
1460 Miller Rd
15-02-229-001 $ 73.18
Lot 1-1-1-2-1-1-1~1-1-1-1 of Min Lot 499
Max Rettenberger
5210 Olde Hwy Rd
Lot 2-2 SE SW Sec 29
$436.31
Jeanie L Frommelt
3975 Jackson St
No Description Per Courthouse
$ 71.47
Terry Atkinson
45 Oak Grove Dr
Lot 6 Blk 1 Fischer
$132.94
Section 2. That the City clerk be and is hereby ordered and directed to certify to the
County Treasurer of Dubuque County, Iowa, that the persons ~amed hereinbefore are delinquent
in the payment of refuse collection charges in the amount set aside of the respective ~_ames, and
that said amounts shall be collected in; the same manner as general property taxes against the
respective parcels of property set opposite the names of the owners.
Passed, approved and adopted this 2nd day of December 2002.
Terrance M. Duggan, Mayor
Attest: Jeanne F. Schneider, City Clerk