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April 12, 2013
City of Columbia Heights
Attn: Linda Magee
Assistant to the City Manager
590 40th Ave NE
Columbia Heights, MN 55421
Dear Linda:
Enclosed is your copy of the fully signed Joint Powers Agreement between Anoka
County and the City of Columbia Heights for Assessment of Property.
If you have any questions concerning the above, please feel free to contact Mike
Sutherland at (763)323-5499.
Sincerely,
Tracy Ekberg
Administrative Assistant
Enclosure
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JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS AND
COUNTY OF ANOKA FOR ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY f�
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this 0 day of lam/ J
20�) by and between the City of Columbia Heights, 590 - 40th Avenue Northeast, Columbia
Heights, Minnesota 55421, hereinafter referred to as the"Municipality,"and the County of Anoka,a
political subdivision of the State of Minnesota, 2100 Third Avenue, Anoka, Minnesota 55303,
hereinafter referred to as the "County."
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, pursuant to Minn. Stat. §273.072, subd. 1, any county and city, lying wholly or
partially within the county and constituting a separate assessment district, may, by agreement
entered into under Minn. Stat. § 471.59, provide for the assessment of property in the city by the
county assessor; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Minn. Stat. §273.072, subd. 2,the agreement may provide for the
abolition of the office of the city assessor when the assessment of the property within the city is to
be made under an agreement by the county assessor; and
WHEREAS, it is the wish of the County to cooperate with the Municipality to provide for
a fair and equitable assessment of the property within the Municipality; and
WHEREAS, said work will be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Minn. Stat.
§ 471.59.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, it is agreed
as follows:
I. That said Municipality constitutes a separate assessment district which lies wholly
within the County and that all property in the geographical boundaries of this district shall be
assessed by the County Assessor of the County beginning with the assessment year 2014,
provided this Agreement is approved by the Commissioner of Revenue.
II. Pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 273.072, subd. 2, the office of the city assessor in the
Municipality shall cease to exist on January 16, 2013, but not before the end of the term of the
current city assessor, if serving for a fixed term, or when an earlier vacancy occurs; provided,
however, that upon the termination of this Agreement, the office of city assessor shall be
automatically reestablished and shall be filled as provided by applicable law or charter in
accordance with Minn. Stat. §273.072.
III. The term of this Agreement shall be from January 16, 2013, through assessment
services performed in the year 2018, unless earlier terminated as provided herein.
IV. In consideration of said assessment services, the Municipality shall pay to the
County an annual payment as follows:
2014 Assessment services payable on or before January 15, 2014
2015 Assessment services payable on or before January 15, 2015
2016 Assessment services payable on or before January 15, 2016
2017 Assessment services payable on or before January 15, 2017
2018 Assessment services payable on or before January 15, 2018
V. For year 2014 assessment services,the Municipality shall pay the County as follows:
A. Twelve Dollars and 50/100s($12.50)for each improved parcel of residential,
seasonal recreational residential and agricultural type property;
B. Four Dollars and 50/100s ($4.50) for each unimproved parcel of residential,
seasonal recreational residential and agricultural type property;
C. Eighty Dollars and 00/100s ($80.00) for each improved and unimproved
parcel of commercial, industrial and public utility type of property; and
D. Eighty Dollars and 00/100s ($80.00) for each improved and unimproved
parcel of apartment and mobile home park type property.
The same procedure shall be used, as described above, in the computation of the
assessment payments due in 2015 through 2018, provided, however,that the cost for each type of
parcel shall be increased according to the County Assessor's increase in operating costs, cost of
living and merit adjustments established by the Anoka County Board of Commissioners for
January 1 to December 31 in the year prior to the date of the assessment.
VI. Notwithstanding Section III. above, the County and/or Municipality shall have the
right to terminate this Agreement by providing, at a minimum, two years written notice by certified
mail, which notice shall be sent prior to January 2 of any year to terminate assessment services to
be performed two years from such date(i.e.to terminate this Agreement for assessment services in
the year 2015, the party must provide written notice of termination by not later than January 2,
2013).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunder set their hands on the dates written
below.
COUNTY OF ANOKA CITY OF CO BIA TIGHTS
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Rhonda Sivarajah, Chair Ga rson
Anoka County Board of Commissioners Mayor
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Jerry Son-Ca
County Administrator Title: C �
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APPROVED AS TO FORM
By: � =._ `0�.�.�- _ By:
Dan Klint
Assistant County Attorney Title:
Dated: Dated: 421,
The abo Bement is hereby approved by ommissioner venue th' day of
nesota missioner of Revenue
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