Agenda Item Wording:
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Authorization to allow the City of Visalia to place items contested during the June 5, 2023, public hearing on the Miscellaneous Special Assessments on the Tulare County secured property tax roll.
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Deadline for Action: 6/19/2023
Submitting Department: Finance and Technology Services
Contact Name and Phone Number: Ruth Pena, 713-4327
Department Recommendation:
After holding a Public Hearing on June 5, 2023, it is recommended that two of the three contested items be placed on the Miscellaneous Special Assessments of the Tulare County secured property tax roll for collection.
Payments can be made by June 30, 2023 to avoid the assessment being placed on the tax roll.
Background Discussion:
In general, the current process of holding a public hearing for determining whether to place certain assessments, fines and delinquent costs on the tax roll is a limited process. The only issue to be determined by the Council is whether the assessment or fine is owed and the code procedure followed, not whether the assessment or fine was properly assessed in the first instance. In all cases, an administrative appeal hearing process has been provided to determine the substance of the issue, and there is no further appeal to the City Council.
Pursuant to Visalia Municipal Code Sections 15.44.040 and 8.40.060, administrative costs associated with overseeing the abatement of the conditions constituting a public nuisance (including the cost of inspections) may be assessed and made a lien on the real property where the public nuisance exists or existed.
The City has put in place an administrative enforcement procedure (Visalia Municipal Code Chapter 1.13) that allows property owners to appeal both the determination that a nuisance exists as well as the assessment of inspection fees through an administrative process, culminating in a hearing before an Administrative Hearing Officer, which ...
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