Submitting report and Proposed Ordinance to amend Chapter 18, Article XII, of the 1984 Detroit City Code, by amending Division 1, “Generally”, by adding Section 18-12-15, and by amending Division 7, “Special Assessments for Snow Removal, Mosquito Abatement, and Security Services”, by amending Subdivision A, “General Matters”, to add Section 18-12-124; by amending Subdivision B, “Petition”, to amend Section 18-12-127, and by amending Subdivision C, “Establishment of District and Assessment”, to amend Section 18-12-130, to clarify that the provisions of other divisions of Article XII shall control in the event of conflict or difference with the provisions of Division 1 of Article XII, to specify that a special assessment district shall not be established under Division 7 if the amount of unpaid general city taxes or special assessments is 40% or more of the total in the district (rather than the 20% threshold that would otherwise apply under Section 18-12-3), to require that the petition to establish the district include a statement that the unpaid taxes and special assessments are not 40% or more of the total, and requiring the Administering Department to confirm the same in its report to City Council verifying the validity of a petition to establish a special assessment district under Division 7. (FOR INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE AND THE SETTING OF A PUBLIC HEARING?) (REFERRED TO THE BUDGET, FINANCE AND AUDIT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 1-28-15)

Committee

Budget, Finance and Audit Standing Committee

Introduced

September 20, 2016

On agenda

January 28, 2015