Fairborn Council adopts ordinance to bill property owners for 2016 curb and sidewalk program

Fairborn City Council on June 6 adopted Ordinance No. 15-16, authorizing the city to issue invoices for the 2016 Curb, Sidewalk and Approach Program and to collect unpaid balances as special assessments on property tax bills.

Annetta Williams, the city's assistant finance director, told council that the list of parcels and assessments had been published in the Fairborn Daily Herald on April 21, April 28 and May 5 and that "the objection period expired on May 19, 2016 and no objections were received." She said invoices would be issued no later than July 20, 2016 and provide 30 days to pay; unpaid balances will be assessed to real estate taxes over five years beginning in 2017 and interest will be added to cover issuance and debt service costs or set at four percent if bonds are not issued. The County Auditor will add a five percent service charge to amounts presented for assessment.

Council waived the three‑reading rule and adopted the ordinance by unanimous voice vote. Mayor Dan Kirkpatrick declared Ordinance No. 15-16 duly adopted.