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ATTORNEY COLLINS REVIEWED THE ROUGH DRAFT OF AN AGREEMENT <br />WITH MID -FLORIDA UTILITIES, INC., WHICH HE NOTED HAS, FOR THE MOST PART, <br />BEEN NEGOTIATED BETWEEN IIID -FLORIDA AND THE COUNTY FOR THE PURCHASE OF <br />THE SYSTEM. HE ASKED FOR INPUT FROM THE BOARD AS TO ANY DESIRED CHANGES. <br />THE ATTORNEY STATED THAT HE DID NOT FEEL PARAGRAPH 3 (B) ON.PAGE 3 <br />ADEQUATELY REFLECTS THE COUNTY'S STAND IN REGARD TO UNCOLLECTED -BILLS <br />FROM CUSTOMERS OF IIID -FLORIDA. HE COMMENTED THAT IT IS HIS UNDERSTANDING <br />THAT THE COUNTY WOULD FORWARD ON ANY MONIES RECEIVED, BUT WE ARE NOT <br />GOING TO BE A COLLECTION AGENCY FOR MID -FLORIDA. HE NOTED THAT AFTER <br />THE IST OF THE MONTH, THE COUNTY WILL BE ON ITS OWN IN REGARD TO BILLING. <br />THE REASON THE BILLS WERE PAYABLE TO THE COUNTY WAS TO TRY TO CREATE <br />SOME CONTINUITY TO.THE TRANSFER. ('NINETY PERCENT.WOULD BE FORWARDED WITH <br />10% ALLOWED FOR A COLLECTION FEE. <br />COMMISSIONER LOY ASKED HOW LONG THIS ARRANGEMENT WOULD GO ON, <br />AND THE ATTORNEY STATED HIS INTENT IS THAT WE WOULD DO IT ONE TIME. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE FELT WE NEED TO HAVE A LITTLE MORE COVERAGE <br />IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA TO BE SURE THAT WE BILL FOR A CERTAIN LENGTH OF <br />TIME. HE NOTED THAT IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SET THIS UP ON OUR BILLING <br />METHOD. THE CHAIRMAN CONTINUED THAT THE BEST INFORMATION HE HAS BEEN <br />ABLE TO OBTAIN WOULD INDICATE THAT THERE COULD BE IN THE AREA OF $1,000 <br />PAST DUE ACCOUNTS. HE STATED THAT IT CONCERNS HIM THAT THE FIRST MONEY <br />RECEIVED'PAYS FOR THE OLDEST PART OF THE BILL WHICH, IN ESSENCE, MEANS <br />WE ARE GUARANTEEING THEM 90% OF OUR ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT HIS ATTITUDE IS THAT ONCE THE <br />CLOSING HAS OCCURRED, WE WILL START BILLING ON A MONTHLY BASIS AND AS <br />LONG AS THEY ARE CURRENT, THE WATER WON'T BE TURNED OFF. IF THE <br />CUSTOMERS SEND IN ADDITIONAL MONIES, THEN 90% OF THAT WILL BE FORWARDED <br />ON TO MID -FLORIDA. <br />COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER NOTED THAT IF YOU CAN'T TURN THE WATER <br />OFF, YOU CAN'T FORCE A PAYMENT. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT HE DID NOT FEEL THAT IS THE <br />COUNTY'S PROBLEM BECAUSE MID -FLORIDA HAS THEIR OWN COLLECTION AGENCY AND <br />ALSO CAN GO TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT, IF NECESSARY. <br />55 <br />m m- <br />111 <br />