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direction on July 7, 2015, for staff to draft a third Amnesty Ordinance for <br /> a 90-day period beginning in September. Since that time, the Chairman, <br /> pursuant to his authority under Section 102.01 (5) of the Indian River <br /> County Code, called this Special Call meeting to address this issue. He said <br /> he had made the logical decision to change the Ordinance effective date <br /> from September, as it was originally decided, to today, July 24, 2015, and <br /> run it through October 31, 2015. <br /> Commissioner O'Bryan pointed out that staffs spreadsheet on the <br /> previous amnesty showed about 17 property owners/developers had paid, <br /> and all but 3 are current, and those that are not current are only one <br /> month in arrears. <br /> Utility Finance Manager Cindy Corrente confirmed Commissioner <br /> O'Bryan's figures, and went on to say that she believed the amnesty period <br /> had allowed some developers to become current, and some were able to sell <br /> or develop their properties, which brought funds into the utility. <br /> Chairman Davis stressed that utility liens on properties, also known as <br /> super liens, never get cleansed through the foreclosure process, and most of <br /> the time when a property goes through a judicial sale, pending liens <br /> continue to accumulate interest, and are never resolved. <br /> County Administrator Joseph Baird did not see the liens on the properties <br /> as a problem; he felt it would protect the public's interest in the utilities. <br /> He voiced strong opposition to customers who do not want to pay their <br /> bills,while others are being forced to carry them. <br /> Vice Chairman Solari did not think the Public Meeting Notice or Staff <br /> Memorandum had been very clear, and requested the information be more <br /> transparent for the public in the future. <br /> The Chairman opened the Public Hearing. <br /> Chuck Mechling urged the Commissioners to approve the Ordinance. He <br /> felt the amnesty would help stimulate the County's economy. <br /> There being no other speakers, the Chairman closed the Public Hearing. <br /> Ms. Corrente reported that there are 280 reserve customers who own <br /> reserve accounts (about 1,000), and of those, only 30 have not kept up with <br /> their service availability charges. <br /> Commissioner Flescher wanted to know if staff had a dollar amount on the <br /> accruals. <br /> Special Call Meeting Page 2 <br /> July 24,2015 <br />