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■ ' ORDINANCE NO. 155 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO DEFERRED SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS The City Council of the City of Pequot Lakes , Minnesota, hereby ordains : SECTION 1 . The Council may defer the payment of any special assessment on single family dwelling , homestead property owned by a person who is 65 years of age or older , or retired by reason of permanent and total disability, when payment of the assessment would create a hardship upon the property owner as defined herein . The deferment shall be granted upon a certification by the owner on a form prescribed by the County Auditor , supplemented by the City Clerk , to establish the qualification of the owner for such deferment . The application shall be made to the Pequot Lakes City Clerk within 30 days after the adoption of the assessment roll by the council and shall be renewed each following year upon the filing of a similar application not later than August 31 . The Council shall either grant or deny the deferment , and if it grants the deferment , it may require the payment of the interest due each year . If the Council grants the deferment , the Clerk shall notify the County Auditor , who shall , in accordance with Minnesota Statutes , Section 435 . 194 , record a notice of the deferment with the County Recorder, setting forth the amount of the assessment . SECTION 2. A hardship shall be deemed prima facie to exist when all of the following apply: a) The annual gross income of the applicant and spouse, according to their most recent federal income tax return , plus their tax exempt income , does not exceed $10 , 000. 00 . If no such return was made, the Clerk shall require the applicant to submit other pertinent information to show that this qualification is met .