City of Milwaukee - File #: 120636

• File #: 120636
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/5/2012
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 3/21/2013
• Effective date: 4/10/2013
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to hazardous tree removal charges.
• Sponsors: ALD. BAUMAN
• Indexes: TREES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
4/9/2013	1	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
4/1/2013	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
3/21/2013	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	14:0
3/6/2013	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Individuals appearing: Paul Klajbor, Department of Public Works Ian Brown, Department of Public Works Preston Cole, Department of Public Works	Pass	5:0
3/1/2013	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
2/13/2013	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR	Pass	3:0
2/11/2013	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
2/8/2013	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/5/2012	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
120636
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
SUBSTITUTE 1
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to hazardous tree removal charges.
Sections
116-68 rc
Analysis
Currently, the charges for the ordered removal of hazardous trees from private property by city contractors are placed on the tax rolls as special charges, and payment is due in full in the years property taxes are due. This ordinance allows those charges to be placed on the tax rolls as special assessments, which provides property owners, who waive the notice of public hearing, the option of paying for the removal of hazardous trees over the first available and next succeeding 5 property tax bills. The ordinance provides that an interest rate that is an approximation of the prime rate plus 1% be charged on the principal that remains to be paid.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 116-68 of the code is repealed and recreated to read:

116-68. Cost of Removal. 1. REPORT TO CITY COMPTROLLER. Except for the costs imposed for tree removal under ss.116-53 and 116-66, the commissioner of public works shall keep an account of all costs expended upon the work in front of each lot, part of lot or parcel of land, and make an annual report to the city comptroller, stating and certifying the description of the lots, parts of lots or parcels of land in front or rear of or upon which the work shall have been done, and the city comptroller shall, at the time of making his or her annual report to the common council of the lots or parcels of land subject to special tax or assessment, include therein the lots or parcels so reported to him or her by the commissioner of public works, with the aggregate amount chargeable thereto, according to the report, and the amounts shall be levied on the lots or parcels of land respectively to which they are so chargeable, in like manner as other special taxes are levied in the city.

2. REPORT TO CIT...