Department: Legal
Staff Contact: Ron Shaver and Brenda Long
Subject: A report on the annual mowing of weeds and removal of debris for levy assessments.
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Item Description:
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A report on the annual mowing of weeds and removal of debris for levy assessments.
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Summary:
The City Clerk’s Office is reporting the levy assessments against lots, pieces and parcels of land located in the City of Olathe, Kansas, to collect unpaid city expenditures for the mowing of weeds and removal of debris.
The City has provided the services necessary for the upkeep of property. The owners have been sent proper invoices and notices and the accounts have not been paid.
This year’s proceedings to date include 156 parcels for $80,815.13. The amounts certified for collection with Johnson County Records and Tax Administration in past years are as follows:
2019 - 129 parcels for $ 53,469.26
2018 - 107 parcels for $ 30,035.14
2017 - 97 parcels for $ 49,194.13
2016 - 142 parcels for $ 58,085.51
2015 - 128 parcels for $ 51,605.55
Staff will provide a resolution at the June 16 Council meeting calling for a public hearing. The public hearing will be scheduled for July 21, 2020. The Council will be provided an assessment ordinance for consideration on August 4, 2020. The ordinance will be to consider levying assessments to collect the costs and expenses incurred by the city for mowing of weeds and removal of debris in accordance with Sections 6.06.130 and 6.09.120 of the Olathe Municipal Code.
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Financial Impact:
These proceedings address the collection of expenses for properties, which currently total $80,815.13
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Action Needed:
Accept report on weed mowing assessments
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Attachment(s):
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