§ 11.22. City tax sale.

The Council may, by ordinance, adopted not later than the thirtieth (30th) day of June in any year, determine that the city shall conduct its own tax sale for the sale of real property upon which the taxes and assessments which become due and payable after the passage of such ordinance are not paid. After the Council has acted to proceed as herein permitted and provided, such action may be rescinded by repeal of the ordinance passed in the first instance: Provided, that such rescinding action shall apply only to taxes and assessments which are levied and assessed or become due and payable after the passage of such ordinance and before the repeal thereof. As to such taxes and assessments, said ordinance shall continue in full force and effect until full and complete disposition has been made of all property subject to its provisions. In case the Council adopt an ordinance as herein provided, as soon as practicable after the first day in March in each year and not later than the first day of May of the same year, the Treasurer shall prepare and file in the Circuit Court for the County of Alpena, in chancery, a petition which shall state therein, by apt references to lists or schedules annexed thereto, a description of all lands upon which city taxes, special assessments, or charges have remained a lien and unpaid for one (1) year or more prior to such first day of March, together with all penalties, interest or collection fees which have been added thereto in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and including a charge against each parcel of land of one dollar ($1.00) for expenses to reimburse the city for costs of preparation and publication of lists of delinquent lands for sale and for other expenses incidental to the sale thereof and the preparation therefor. Such petition shall pray for a decree in favor of the city against said lands for the payment of the several amounts specified therein, and, in default thereof, that such lands be sold. Such petition shall be in a substantial record book, with the lists of lands and the taxes annexed following the same therein. Such record shall be ruled in appropriate columns providing for a description of the lands, the aggregate amount of taxes, special assessments, charges, interest, penalties and costs thereon, parts or descriptions of land upon which taxes, special assessments, or charges are paid before sale, the amount of such taxes, special assessments. or charges paid before sale, the aggregate amount of the taxes, special assessments, or charges, together with all penalties, interest, and collection fees decreed against the several parcels of land, special orders made by the court relating to any parcel of land or any tax, special assessment, charge, penalty, interest, or collection fee, the interest in each parcel of land sold, the name of each purchaser and his or her address, and the number of the certificate of sale, together with such additional columns to accommodate any additional information as the Treasurer may deem necessary.

(Res. No. 2012-04, 5-21-2012)