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HomeMy WebLinkAbout18. Implementation of Resolution 20-154 APRIL 14, 2020 20-154 RESOLUTION (CARRIED 7-0 LOST LAID OVER WITHDRAWN ) PURPOSE: AMEND SPECIAL ASSESSMENT POLICY TO DEFER FIRST INSTALLMENT OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS CERTIFIED DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2020 INITIATED BY: CITY ADMINISTRATION WHEREAS, a novel strain of the coronavirus, named COVID-19 has spread throughout numerous countries including the United States; and WHEREAS, the United States Department of Health and Human Services has declared a Public Health Emergency; and WHEREAS, the State of Wisconsin has declared a Public Health Emergency; and WHEREAS, the Common Council for the City of Oshkosh ratified the Declaration of Emergency for the City of Oshkosh on March 18, 2020; and WHEREAS, the Federal, State and Local Declarations of Emergency have resulted in significant disruption of public access to government facilities and of citizens' everyday routines; and WHEREAS, the City of Oshkosh recognizes the economic burdens placed upon property owners as a result of this emergency and desires to provide temporary relief for property owners within the City of Oshkosh from the burden of paying the first installment of new special assessment charges certified during calendar year 2020; and WHEREAS,the City of Oshkosh Policy for Special Assessments requires the Board of Public Works to certify final special assessment calculations to be submitted to the City Clerk for invoicing to property owners within 24 months of the completion date of the applicable construction contract. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council for the City of Oshkosh that The City of Oshkosh Policy for Special Assessments is hereby temporarily amended to allow certification of final calculations after 24 months of the completion date of the applicable construction contract for the purposes identified in this Resolution. APRIL 14, 2020 20-154 RESOLUTION CONT'D BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Public Works is hereby directed for Calendar Year 2020 to hold the certification of final special assessment calculations to provide for invoicing and payment of the first installment of special assessments in calendar year 2021.