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Mrs. Collins came before the Board and stated that she <br />felt there is a discrepancy in the use of the word <br />"reconnect." She noted that the Utility Department does not <br />physically use wrenches to disconnect the service, and she <br />felt the ordinance should read "resume after interruption." <br />Mrs. Collins continued to insist that she is being <br />discriminated against since her neighbors have no deposits. <br />She noted that it is not stated what the interest rate is on <br />the deposit or how many years it will be kept. <br />Utility Director Terry Pinto explained the policy <br />established after take over of the old Mid Florida system. <br />He agreed the term "disconnect" may be somewhat confusing, <br />noting that although your connection may not be physically - <br />turned off, you are discontinued on the billing system. <br />Whenever this has taken place, when the customer returned, <br />they were required to put up the $20.00 deposit the same as <br />a new customer. Existing customers with continuous service <br />were not required to put up a deposit. <br />Mrs. Collins continued to argue that she paid $20.00 a <br />year ago, which the Utility Department has had the use of, <br />and until such time as every person in the county is <br />assessed a $20.00 deposit, it is discrimination. <br />Mr. Pinto pointed out that the system we are using is <br />uniform and we, therefore, are not discriminating against <br />anyone. He noted that we do not pay interest on deposits. <br />Mrs. Collins noted that the word discriminate means <br />"distinguish between" and the county is discriminating <br />according to the dictionary. <br />Administrator Wright submitted that we are doing the best <br />we can with an unfortunate situation, and he would recommend <br />that we do not change the policy. <br />DEC 15 1982 108 to 52 PA6e V8 <br />