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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContract No. 2013 2501 COUNTY OF ANOKA DIVISION OF PROPERTY RECORDS AND TAXATION GOVERNMENT CENTER • 2100 3RD AVENUE •ANOKA, MN 55303 FAX (763) 323-5421 ANOKA wNN-w.AnokaCounty.us/prop-records-tax COUNTY •Property Assessment •Property Records and Public Service •Property Tax Accounting and Research „ 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 to I:\proptaxWdmin\ASSR\City Assessment Contracts\City Assmt signed contract letter.doc Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer Anoka County Contract Noj�–)V6-010 c 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). -2 - IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunder set their hands on the dates written below. COUNTY OF ANOKA CITY OF CO BIA TIGHTS By: � "� '1'�z RV a Rhonda Sivarajah, Chair Ga rson Anoka County Board of Commissioners Mayor Dated. '" Gf ! ' Dated: / �7 �f By: By: Jerry Son-Ca County Administrator Title: C � � Dated: J/4 ":/ Dated: g 7 ZS-E2, 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 I:latty\GMDK\CONTRACT 120121Assessment-JPA101-JPA-assess form.doc - 3 -