02/23/2016 Resolutions 2016-35RLSOLUTION 2016-35
WHlR14AS, pursuant to Article III of Chapter 17 of the Grand Island City Code,
for reason of the failure of the owners, agents, occupants, o� pecsons in possession, chazge, or
conhol of bts, tracts, ox pazcels of land in the City to comply with the notices of the City
Council in regard to the cutting and removing of weeds and other rank growth of vegetaUOn,
such weeds and other rank growth of vegetation w�ere caused to be removed by the City, and the
actual expenses thexeof have been audited and paid by the Ciry; and
WI�IEREAS, the owners, agents, occupants, or persons in possession, ehazge or
control of lots, tracts or parcels of land whereon sueh weeds and other raok growth oi'vegetation
were caused to be cut by the City and are in default of payment of the expenses and costs
incuaed by fhe City therefore; and
WHEREAS, t6e Finance Department for the City has reported the expeuses aud
costs of such weed cutting to the Ciry Council and recommeuds that the CiTy Council sit as a
Boazd of Equalization to assess the expenses and costs thereof to the respective lots, tcacts, or
parceis of land.
NOW, TIiEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVCD BY TEiC MAYOR AND COUNCIL
OP TH� C[TY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, that:
l. The repori of the Finance Department for the City pertaining to She cutting of weeds
and other rank growth of vegetation is hereby accepted.
2. The Ciry Council shall sit as a Board of Equalization to determine Yhe benefits oPsuch
weed cutting on March 8, 20I5 at 7:00 p.m.
3. The City Clerk shall give notice, as required b}' Section 16-707, R.R.S. 1943, as
amended, by one publication in the Criand Island Independent that the City Council
will sit as a Board of F;qualization on the date and timc set forth above, at least ten
(10) days prior thereto; and Purihe�, that the City Clerk, within five (5) days after the
date of publication of the above notice and ten (10) days prior to the meeting, shall
send by U.S. mail, a copy of the p�blished notice to each and every party appearing to
have a direct ]egal interest in such proceeding whose name and post office addresses
are known, in accordance with the provisions of Section 25-520.01, 12.R.S. 1943, as
amended.
Adopted by Yhe CiCy Council of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska, Februazy 23, 2016.
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Attest:
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RaNae Pdwards, City Clerk
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