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Board of County Commissioners March 22, 2013 Page 2 of 2 On February 14, 2012, in an attempt to encourage payment of the accrued service availability charges, the Board of County Commissioners adopted Ordinance 2012-001 which created an amnesty period from February 14, 2012 through March 31, 2012, during which delinquency charges would be waived if service availability charges were paid in full. This program was available only with respect to ERUs which were reserved for future use, but for which there had been no prior use or consumption. A few property owners took advantage of the 2012 amnesty program; however, after the amnesty program closed, staff and individual commissioners were approached by property owners who said that, for a variety of reasons related to the short duration of the program, they were not able to take advantage of it. On March 5, 2013, the Board voted to consider a new ordinance establishing a new, longer amnesty program, On March 19, 2013, the Board approved in concept a proposed ordinance establishing a new amnesty program, similar in details to the 2012 program, extending approximately five months from April 2, 2013 to August 31, 2013. The Board directed the County Attorney to advertise the proposed ordinance for public hearing and adoption — which is the subject of this agenda item. No changes have been made to the proposed ordinance since the March 19, 2013 meeting. RECOMMENDATION. The County Attorney recommends that the Chairman open the public hearing, take comments from the public and then close the public hearing, and that the Board then adopt the attached proposed amnesty ordinance. ATTACHMENT(S). Proposed Ordinance Establishing Amnesty Program for Certain Utility Delinquency Charges ASP:LAC Attachment(s) as noted IWO— F:WomeyDndaIGENER4LB C CL4gendabfemoslUtilities(4—n vProgram)02.do 165