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TO: Board of County Commissioners DATE:November 23, 1987 FILE: FROM: Charles P. Bal czun County Administrator SUBJECT: REFERENCES: REQUEST TO AMEND UTILITIES BILLING CYCLE Ms. Catherine A. Ceglady of 26 1st Court, S.W. has requested that the Board of County Commissioners amend Ordinance 84-18 (Sec. 20) "to reflect a 21-25 day billing cycle." Specifically, Ms. Ceglady states that she has "a problem with the 14 day billing cycle from the date of the bill itself to the deadline date when a customer's bill is considered delinquent and is served with a notice that water is being cut off." Mr. Pinto has reviewed Ms. Ceglady's complaint and feels that our current billing cycle should not be altered. He cites requirements by the Farmers Home Administration with respect to FmHA loans to Indian River County as well as bond covenants as requirements for our current billing cycle. Mr. Pinto has also prepared a chart of Indian River County, City of Vero Beach, Florida Power and Light Co. and General Development Utilities billing cycles for purposes of comparison. I am placing this matter on your December 15, 1987 agenda and am notifying Ms. Ceglady that she should be in attendance to further make her views known. Administrator Balczun noted that Catherine Ceglady is not in attendance this morning, and explained that she is extremely concerned that the time period is too short between when the utility bills are sent out and when the bills are considered delinquent and the customer is served with a cut-off notice. However, staff does not feel this to be the case, and Utilities Director Terry Pinto's recommendation is that the County not alter the collection cycle. ON.MOTION by Commissioner Eggert, SECONDED by Commissioner Wheeler, the Board unanimously denied Ms. Ceglady's request to change the monthly billing cycle for utilities. C 1 .1901 21 eooK I6 PnF 356