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 <br />Sec. 78-3. - Work to be completed by property owner. <br /> <br />If a petition to pay and assess the costs of connection or repair is accepted by the city, installation of <br />the required connections and/or repairs to private utility lines on private property shall be the <br />responsibility of the property owner, shall be contracted for by the property owner, shall be <br />completed by the property owner as required by the policies and ordinances of the City of Elk River <br />and Elk River Municipal Utilities, and shall be inspected and accepted by the city building official <br />before payment of costs is made. <br />(Ord. No. 12-06, § 1, 4-2-2012; Ord. No. 12-17, § 1, 12-10-2012) <br /> <br />Sec. 78-4. - Payment and assessment of costs authorized. <br /> <br />(a) <br />Upon completion and acceptance by the city of all work required, the city will make payment to <br />the party or parties who performed the work in an amount not to exceed that set forth in the <br />petition accepted by the city. Such payment by the city, and all other outstanding fees and <br />charges required for connection to the public systems, shall constitute a special charge against <br />the affected property pursuant to Minn. Stats. § 429.101 and shall be specially assessed <br />against the property by the city pursuant to the provisions of Minn. Stats. § 429.101. Special <br />assessments levied under this section shall be payable in a single installment, or by up to ten <br />equal annual installments, as provided by the city council. <br />(b) <br />The city council shall establish, and may amend from time to time, policies regarding: (i) <br />projects eligible for this program; (ii) petitions which may be accepted by the city administrator; <br />(iii) petitions which may only be accepted by the city council; (iv) the number of annual <br />installments over which amounts paid and assessed will be levied; and (v) the interest rate <br />applicable to unpaid installments. <br />(Ord. No. 12-06, § 1, 4-2-2012; Ord. No. 12-17, § 1, 12-10-2012) <br /> <br />Sec. 78-5. - Sunset on payment and assessment for connections. <br /> <br />Petitions to pay and assess the costs of connection to the city water system and the city sewer and <br />sewage disposal system will not be accepted by the city for any connection project which is <br />completed after December 31, 2015. <br />(Ord. No. 12-17, § 1, 12-10-2012) <br /> <br /> <br />Secs. 78-6—78-10. - Reserved. <br /> <br /> <br />