Delinquent Sewer Charges
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MEMORANDUM
December 12, 2005
TO:
The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM:
Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Delinquent Sewer Charges
Finance Director Ken TeKippe is recommending submission of the delinquent sewer
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.
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Michael C. Van Milligen
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Attachment
cc: Barry Lindahl, Corporation Counsel
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Ken TeKippe, Finance Director
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Memorandum
TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM:
Ken TeKippe, Finance Director ~ (/Q ~
SUBJECT: Delinquent Sewer Charges
DATE:
December 5,2005
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memorandum is to request City Council authorization for the
attached resolution to submit delinquent sewer accounts to the Dubuque County
Treasurer to establish real property liens for collection of such past due accounts.
BACKROUND
Section 44-83 of the Code of Ordinances authorizes the City to levy and collect just and
equitable charges, rates or rentals upon all lots, parcels of real estate and buildings that
are connected directly or indirectly with the sanitary sewer system. Section 44-86 of the
Code of Ordinances provides that the City shall have a lien upon the real property
served by the sanitary system for delinquent rates and charges. The Code further
provides for the preparation of a resolution assessing the delinquent sewer charges to
the benefited properties and authorizing the City Clerk to certify, as of December 31 of
each year, a delinquent list to the Dubuque County Treasurer for collection with, and in
the same manner as, general property taxes.
I have reviewed the delinquent sewer accounts and have undertaken efforts to receive
payment. Collection efforts have resulted in the collection of numerous delinquent
accounts, however, the attached serviced accounts have refused to remit the past due
sewer charge payments.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the delinquent sewer 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 delinquent sewer charges to the Dubuque County Treasurer.
RESOLUTION NO. 543-05
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT SEWER ACCOUNTS
IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 44-83 AND 44-86 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
Whereas, Section 44-83 of the Code of Ordinances authorizes the City to levy
and collect just and equitable charges, rates or rentals upon all lots, parcels or real
estate and buildings that are connected directly or indirectly with the sanitary sewer
system; and
Whereas, Section 44-86 of the Code of Ordinances provides that the City shall
have a lien upon the real property served by the sanitary sewer system for all delinquent
rates and charges; and
Whereas, delinquent sewer charges shall be certified as December 31 of each
year 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 THE CITY
OF DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. That the persons hereinafter named, owning the following described
property, have unpaid sewer charges in the amount set out and that said charges are
delinquent.
NAME AND ADDRESS PROPERTY DESCRIPTION AMOUNT
Michael J. Schetgen 10-12-181-001 $268.18
3922 Inwood Ave. Lot 53 & 54 Oneills North Dub Add
J F oht 10-12-358-007 $288.14
723 Peru Rd. Lot 20 Maple Leaf Add #2
Ricky J Hurst 10-12-177 -005 $276.03
3975 Inwood Ave. Lot 39 & 40 Oneills North Dub Add
Gary Bernhard 10-12-201-003 $265.90
1100 Roosevelt St. Lot 4 Wersinger Sub
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 named herein are
delinquent in the payment of sewer charges in the amounts set forth above and that
said delinquent sewer charges shall be collected in the same manner as general
property taxes against the respective parcels of property set opposite the name of the
property owner.
Section 3. That the delinquent sewer charges shall be collected with, and in the
same manner as, general property taxes as provided by law.
Passed, approved and adopted this 19 th
day of December 2005.
Trance M. Duggan, Mayor
Attest:
Jeanne F. Schneider
City Clerk