HomeMy WebLinkAbout18. Implementation of Resolution 20-154 APRIL 14, 2020 20-154 RESOLUTION
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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.