ADMINISTRATION - Joe Huss, Finance Director
Title
2019-23 ASSESSING AGREEMENT WITH ANOKA COUNTY
Background
Since 1988, the City of Blaine has contracted with Anoka County, through a Joint Powers Agreement, to provide for the tax assessment of property in Blaine. The most recent renewal of the agreement under which Anoka County provided assessment services was a five-year extension, signed in 2013, that expires with the completion of services performed for the 2018 property tax levy. The attached amendment to the JPA would extend those services for five years, through 2023. Pursuant to the agreement, the current fee rates will stay in place and remain unchanged throughout the term of the contract. The fees/rates for the various property classifications are outlined as follows:
Land Classification |
Current Rate |
Improved Residential |
$12.50/parcel |
Unimproved Residential |
$4.50/parcel |
All Commercial/Industrial |
$80.00/parcel |
Apartments/Mobile homes |
$80.00/parcel |
As actual fees are a function of both the rate and the number of parcels within a certain category, staff does expect that actual assessing costs will increase annually over the term of the contract based on the change in the number of improved parcels within the City.
Recommendation
By motion, authorize the Mayor and City Manager to execute the attached Amended JPA for the Assessment of Property in Blaine.