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Councilmcmber ~ <br /> <br />introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: <br /> <br />RESOLUTION ~4-02-XXX <br /> <br />RESOLUTIONI AUTHORIZING ENTERING INTO AGREEMENT WITH ANOKA <br />ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE (AEC) FOR UTILITY BILLING SERVICES <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey currently owns, operates and maintains its own utility <br />systems; and <br /> <br /> WHEREi~S, the costs in conjunction with providing those utility systems are bom by the <br />uses through payrhent of utility billings; and <br /> WHERE[AS, the City of Ramsey currently bills the utility services in-house on a quarterly <br />basis; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, any large increases on the demand of the current billing system would <br />require major costly upgrades in computer hardware and software; and <br /> <br /> WHEREJAS, Anoka Electric Cooperative (AEC) has developed a new billing system <br />which provides e same types of as our <br /> . . ~ information CtUTent system and could also be utilized to <br />bill the City's utility charges; and <br /> <br /> WHERE~S, AEC currently sends out a billing monthly to all of the Ramsey properties <br />currently on the ui:ility system; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAs, AEC has utilized the City's utility billing information to test the reliabit/ty of <br />their new system;and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, utilizing AEC for billing would provide an added service to the customer by <br />being able to pay ~t number of urility bills with one check, in one envelope, to one entity; and <br /> <br /> WHERE~S, it would be cost effective and maximize effectiveness by using processes <br />and technology all'eady existing at AEC. <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY <br />OF RAMSEY, ~ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: <br /> <br />1) That the City Administrator is hereby anthcrrized to enter into a three year billing agreement <br /> with Anolfm Electric Cooperative effective w/th the quarter ending March 31, 1994 under <br /> the option[ detailed below: <br /> <br /> SUBSC .R~TION FEE (One time charge on new accounts after 3/31/94) <br /> * Existir~,_g AEC Member (M) $1.25 (for each new M account added) <br /> * Non-SC Member (NM) $4.90 (for each new NM account added) <br /> <br /> TRANSIZER CUSTOMER (One time charge each billing cycle): <br /> (Option #2): <br /> * AEC h4 Transfer with Meter Reads $2.75 (for each u'ansfer with meter read) <br /> * NM Transfer with Meter Reads $6.40 (for each lransfer with meter read) <br /> <br /> <br />