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51 <br />COMMISSIONER LOY NOTED THAT IN REGARD TO STATEMENTS BEING <br />51 <br />MADE AT THE PUBLIC HEARING IN REGARD TO DEPOSITS, BOTH MRS. FORLANI, <br />SECRETARY TO THE BOARD, AND MRS, HARGREAVESA RECORDING SECRETARY, HAVE <br />GONE THROUGH THE TAPES AND THEIR NOTES AT LENGTH AND HAVE DETERMINED THAT <br />THE QUESTION OF DEPOSITS WAS NEVER RAISED. COMMISSIONER Loy CONTINUED <br />THAT SHE DID BELIEVE IT IS USUAL TO HAVE DEPOSITS WHEN YOU ARE DEALING <br />WITH A UTILITY COMPANY, OUT APPARENTLY THIS MATTER WAS NOT HANDLED AT <br />THE PUBLIC HEARING. AcCORDING.TO THE INFORMATION RECEIVED BY COMMISSIONER <br />Loy, THE CUSTOMERS OF TREASURE COAST UTILITIES HAVE RECEIVED CREDIT ON <br />THEIR BILLS FOR THEIR ORIGINAL DEPOSITS, MOSTLY IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,0011 <br />WAND ARE NOW BEING CHARGED A NEW DEPOSIT FEE OF $15*400 ON WATER AND $20.00 <br />ON SEWER. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT WE DID NOT ISSUE A <br />NEW FRANCHISE BUT JUST TRANSFERRED THE ORIGINAL ONE AND ONLY AMENDED <br />THE RATES. HE STATED THAT THE FRANCHISE DOES REQUIRE A DEPOSIT OF $10,00 <br />-ON A 3/4" HOOK-UP FOR WATER AND $15.00 ON A 1" WATER HOOK-UP, BUT NO <br />DEPOSIT REQUIREMENT IS SET UP FOR SEWERS, <br />MATTHEW GOOD APPEARED AND STATED THAT ON THEIR NEW BILLING <br />NO METER READJ*NG IS SHOWN WHATSOEVER.- WHICH HE DOES NOT FEEL IS PROPER <br />AS IT IS STANDARD PRACTICE AMONG UTILITY COMPANIES TO SHOW THE METER <br />READING. HE PRESENTED HIS BILL FOR THE COMMISSIONERS TO STUDY, AND NOTED <br />THAT THEY HAVE ALSO RECEIVED BILLS THAT WERE IN ERROR AND HAD TO BE' <br />REVISED. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT THE COUNTY CAN SET THE REQUIRE- <br />MENTS OF THE FRANCHISE, AND HE FELT REQUIRING THE METER READING TO BE <br />SHOWN ON THE BILLS WOULD BE A REASONABLE REQUIREMENT. <br />AFTER SOME DISCUSSION, MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER Loy, <br />SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MASSEY, TO AUTHORIZE THE ATTORNEY TO CONTACT <br />TREASURE COAST UTILITIES, CALLING THEIR ATTENTION SPECIFICALLY TO THE <br />FACT THAT THE AUTHORIZED DEPOSIT FOR THE TWO SIZE WATER LINES IS THE <br />ONLY DEPOSIT THEY ARE AUTHORIZED TO CHARGE; AND REQUESTING THAT THEY <br />CONFER WITH THE ATTORNEY IN REGARD TO THE BILLING OPERATION THEY INTEND <br />TO USE AS IT IS THE COMMISSION'S DESIRE THAT THE METER READINGS BE PUT ON <br />THE BILL,, AND IF IT IS NOT THEIR INTENTION TO DO Soo THEY WILL HAVE TO <br />51 <br />51 <br />