Agenda 07/22/2008 (2) - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

July 8, 2008 All customers with satisfactory records of payment 91all have the option to have their bills paid directly by cooperating banks. Change to read as follows: All customers with current paid in full accolUlts shall have the option to have their bills paid directly by any cooperating banks from either checking or saving accounts. Article VIII Section 8. 1 Disconnection for Non-Pavment A customer whose bill remain; unpaid on the 10th day after the fmal notice will have his service disconnected, subject to the following conditions or exceptions: c. Service shall not be disconnected when the outside temperature is below 35 degrees. Change to read as follows: c. Service shall not be disconnected when the outside temperature is below 35 degrees or higher than 92 degrees. g. Disconnection for delinquent final bills with more than one current account can be subject to disconnections of active locations. h. Payment agreements will be accepted up to two (2) times per twelve (12) month period. Exceptions to this will be at the discretion of the Billing Department Supervisor or Management i. Arrangements should be n1ade on or before the due date shown on bill. Section 8.2 Disconnection for Fraud or Violation of Rules In cases where electric service is reconnected fraudulently to a resideoce after the City has disconnected service, the City will cut electrical power to the residence by any means necessary. The customer will be equired to pay a $100.00 reconnection fee. Change to read as follows: In cases where electric service is recomected fraudulently to a resideoce after the City has disconnected service, the City will cut electrical power to the residence by any means necessary. The customer will be required to pay a $100.00 reconnection fee per n1etered service and cost of reconnection of service. Additional cost may be incurred depending on severity of fraudulent actions or damages to equipment. Service will be reconnected within 24 hours of payment. Article VIII coot. Section 8.3Reconnection In cases of disconnection for non-payment, the City will levy a reconnection charge, as follows: a. For residential and small general seIVice customers a $10.00 charge multiplied by the number of times the customer has been disconnected for non- payment over the lasttwelve (12) months. b. For all other customers--actual cost. Customers will be required to pay the reconnection fee once personnellnve left the municipal building to disconnect the service. Change to read as follows: a. For residential and small general service cllstolners a $30.00 reconnection fee will be charged bet\veen 8:00 A.M - 5 :00 P.M and $60.00 after regular business hours. Reconnection fees will be appl ied only after service has been disconnected. On a motion by Kimble Reynolds, Jr., seconded by Gene Teague, with the following recorded vote: Lawson, aye; Reynolds, aye; Teague, aye; Stroud, aye; and Turner, aye, Council approved, on second reading, to repeal Sections 22-85 and 22-88 deregulating taxi rates and the free market be allowed to determine the rates. The City Attorney pointed out that Council has the option to re-regulate the rates if the need arises and taxi rates are required to be published with no price gouging allowed. Chris Morris, Project Engineer, briefed Council on surplus city owned property. He pointed out that as a part of Council's Goals & Initiatives, staff was asked to review properties owned by the City of Martinsville and the Housing and Redevelopment Authority and there are approximately 40 tracts that staff has recommended for disposition that are not utilized by the city. These properties can be disposed of through public sale, sale at assessed value, negotiation, or donation. Some of the larger tracts could be timbered, yet remain the property of the city. After discussion, Council asked for a staff recommendation to be brought to the August 12 Council meeting with a strategy formulated on the properties grouped into categories for Council's review and approval.