[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of
the Village of New Glarus as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 1-18-2000 by Ord. No. 99-15
as Title 3, Ch. 2 of the 2000 Code]
A.
The Village of New Glarus, by resolution of its Village
Board, may levy and collect special assessments upon property in a
limited and determinable area for special benefits conferred upon
such property by any municipal work or improvement and may provide
for the payment of all or any part of the cost of the work or improvement
out of the proceeds of the special assessments.[1]
B.
The amount assessed against any property for any work
or improvement which does not represent an exercise of the police
power shall not exceed the value of the benefits accruing to the property
therefrom, and for those representing an exercise of the police power,
the assessment shall be upon a reasonable basis as determined by the
Village Board.
A.
Prior to making any such special assessments, the Village Board shall declare by preliminary resolution its intention to exercise such powers for a stated municipal purpose. Such resolution shall describe generally the contemplated purpose, the limits of the proposed assessment district, and the number of installments in which the special assessments may be paid or that the number of installments will be determined at the hearing required under § 10-5 of this article and direct the proper municipal officer or employee to make a report thereon. Such resolution may limit the proportion of the cost to be assessed.
B.
C.
A copy of the report, when completed, shall be filed
with the Village Clerk-Treasurer for public inspection.
D.
When the Village Board determines by resolution that the hearing on the assessments be held subsequent to the completion of the work or improvement or the rending of the service, the report required by § 66.0703(5), Wis. Stats., and Subsections A and B above, shall contain a statement of the final cost of the work, service or improvement in lieu of an estimate of the cost.
The cost of any work or improvement to be paid
in whole or in part by special assessment on property may include
the direct and indirect cost thereof, the damages occasioned thereby,
the interest on bonds or notes issued in anticipation of the collection
of the assessments, a reasonable charge for the services of the administrative
staff of the Village, and the cost of any architectural, engineering
and legal services, and any other item of direct or indirect cost
which may reasonably be attributed to the proposed work or improvement.
The amount to be assessed against all property for any such proposed
work or improvement shall be apportioned among the individual parcels
in the manner designated by the Village Board.
A.
If any property deemed benefited shall by reason of
any provision of law be exempt from assessment therefor, such assessment
shall be computed and shall be paid by the Village.
B.
A parcel of land against which there has been levied
a special assessment for the sanitary sewer or water main laid in
one of the streets upon which it abuts shall be entitled to such deduction
or exemption as the Village Board determines to be reasonable and
just under the circumstances of each case, when a special assessment
is levied for the sanitary sewer or water main laid in the other street
upon which such corner lot abuts. Under any circumstance, the assessment
will not be less than the long way of such lot. The Village Board
may allow a similar deduction or exemption from special assessments
levied for any other public improvement.
C.
A parcel of land against which there has been levied
a special assessment or for which the Village required repair or replacement
within five years prior shall be exempt from a second special assessment
on that same improvement. A parcel of land against which there has
been levied a special assessment or for which the Village required
repair or replacement for the same improvement within six to 10 years
prior shall be exempt from 50% of the total of a second special assessment
on that same improvement.
[Added 6-3-2008 by Ord. No. 08-04]
[Amended 7-1-2003 by Ord. No. 03-04]
On the completion and filing of the report required in § 10-2C of this article, the Village Clerk-Treasurer shall give notice stating the nature of the proposed or approved work or improvement, the general boundary lines of the proposed assessment district, the place and time at which the report may be inspected and the place and time at which all interested persons, their agents or attorneys may appear before the Village Board or committee thereof and be heard concerning the matters contained in the preliminary resolution and report. Such notice shall be given either by publication in the official Village newspaper or posted in not fewer than three public places within the Village, and a copy of said notice shall be mailed to each interested person whose post office address is known or can be ascertained with reasonable diligence. The hearing shall commence not less than 10 days and not more than 40 days after the publication or posting of said notice.
[Amended 3-6-2001 by Ord. No. 01-01]
A.
After the hearing, the Village Board may approve,
disapprove, modify or refer the report to the designated officer or
employee with such directions as it deems necessary to change the
plans and specifications so as to accomplish a fair and equitable
assessment. Special assessments for curb and gutter work shall be
assessed against the individual properties benefiting therefrom unless
special circumstances warrant an exception.
B.
If an assessment is made against any property and
an award of compensation or damage is made in favor of the property,
the Village Board shall assess only the difference between such assessment
of benefits and the award of compensation or damage.
C.
If the work or improvement has not been previously
authorized or approved, the Village Board shall approve the work or
improvement and by resolution direct that the same be done and paid
for in accordance with the report finally approved.
D.
If the work or improvement has been approved by the
Village Board or work commenced or completed prior to the filing of
the report or prior to the hearing, then the Village Board shall by
resolution confirm the report as made or modified and provide for
payment in whole or in part by assessment.
E.
The Village Clerk-Treasurer shall publish the final resolutions as required in § 10-5 of this article.
F.
After the publication of the final resolution, any
work or improvement provided for and not yet authorized shall be deemed
fully authorized, and all awards of compensation or damage and all
assessments made shall be deemed duly and properly made, subject to
the right of appeal by § 66.0703(12), Wis. Stats., or any
other applicable provision of the law.
If more than a single improvement is undertaken,
the Village Board may combine the assessments as a single assessment
on each property affected, except that the property owner may object
to any one or more of said improvements.
If, after completion or after the receipt of bids, the actual cost of any work or improvement is found to vary materially from the original estimate or the assessment is void or invalid for any reason or if the Village Board determines to reconsider an assessment, it is empowered, after giving notice as required in § 10-5, to amend, cancel or confirm any prior assessment, and notice of this amending, canceling or confirming shall be given by the Village Clerk-Treasurer as provided in § 10-6 of this article.
If the cost of the work or improvement is less
than the assessment levied, the Village Board without notice or hearing
shall reduce each assessment proportionately. If the assessment has
been paid either in part or in full, the Village shall refund the
property owner such overpayment.
Pursuant to Subsection (12)(f) of § 66.0703,
Wis. Stats., it shall be a condition to the maintenance of any appeal
that any assessment appealed shall be paid when due and payable, and
upon default in payment any such appeal shall be dismissed.
Pursuant to Subsection (13) of § 66.0703,
Wis. Stats., any special assessment levied under this article shall
be a lien on the property against which it is levied on behalf of
the Village. The Village Board shall provide for the collection of
such assessments and may establish penalties for payment after the
due date. The Village Board shall provide that all assessments not
paid by the date specified shall be extended upon the tax roll as
a delinquent tax against the property, and all proceedings in relation
to the collection of such delinquent taxes shall apply to such assessment,
except as otherwise provided by statute.
A.
In addition to all other methods provided by law,
special charges for current services may be imposed by the Village
Board by allocating all or part of the cost of the service to the
property served. Such service may include snow and ice removal, weed
elimination, street sprinkling, oiling or tarring, repair of sidewalks
or curb and gutter, garbage and refuse disposal, sewer service, and
tree care or removal. The provision for notice of such charges shall
be optional with the Village Board, except that, in the case of street
tarring or sidewalk, curb or gutter repair, 20 days' notice shall
be given by publication in the Village newspaper or by posting such
notice in three places in the Village, and a copy of such notice shall
be mailed to every interested person whose post office address is
known or can be ascertained with reasonable diligence at least 10
days before the hearing or proceeding. Such notice shall specify that
on a certain date a hearing will be held by the Village Board as to
whether the service in question shall be performed.[1]
A.
If any assessment or charge levied under this article
is invalid because such statutes are found to be unconstitutional,
the Village Board may thereafter reassess such assessment or charge
pursuant to the provisions of any applicable law.
B.
The Village Board may, without notice or hearing,
levy and assess all or any part of the cost of any work or improvement
upon the property benefited if notice and hearing is waived in writing
by property owners affected.
C.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or this
article or other ordinance or resolution, it is specifically intended
and provided by this article that the Village may levy special assessments
for work or improvement against the property benefited either before
or after the approval of the work plans and specifications, contracting
for the work or completing the work or improvement.
As an alternative to any other financing method,
the Village Board may provide for the payment of the initial cost
of any public improvement from the proceeds of special assessment
"B" bonds issued under § 66.0713(4) and (5), Wis. Stats.
Special assessments to retire such bonds and pay the interest thereon
shall be levied under § 66.0703, Wis. Stats., payable in
such installments at a rate to be determined by the Board based upon
borrowed money rates at the time of the special assessment.
