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CC Regular Session <br />Meeting Date: 09/08/2020 <br />By: Diana Lund, Finance <br />Title <br />5. 5. <br />Information <br />Adopt Resolution #20-191 Declaring Costs to be Assessed and Calling for a Public Hearing on <br />Proposed Assessment for Past -Due Charges on Municipal Utility Bills (which may include <br />water, sewer, street lighting, recycling, storm water charges and penalties incurred) and Current <br />Services Rendered. <br />Purpose/Background: <br />Annually, the city certifies to the following year's property tax, any accounts receivable (either utility or invoiced) <br />that are more than sixty days delinquent as of September 1 and not paid by November of that same year. <br />The number of accounts that will be receiving a delinquent notice with possible certification to property taxes <br />decreased in comparison to 2019 (982 accounts vs 1,066 accounts in 2019). <br />With the decrease in the number of delinquent accounts from 2019 to 2020 the total delinquent amount to be <br />assessed has decreased approximately $47,256. The decrease could be attributed to the waiving of late fees for first <br />quarter 2020 billing and the reduced irrigation needs last year due to a wet summer. <br />Municipal utility bills stay with a property when it is sold and do not follow the homeowner like gas and electric <br />bills do. <br />Notification: <br />Utility bills are sent quarterly to all residents and commercial businesses within the city. If an account is more than <br />30 days past due, a follow up collection notice stating delinquency is sent. In September, the city follows up with a <br />letter to respective delinquent properties (more than 60 days past due on September 1) outlining the process to cure <br />the delinquent account and to avoid certification to the following years property tax. This letter was sent on <br />September 3. <br />Recommendation: <br />Staff recommends calling for the public hearing on September 22, 2020. <br />Action: <br />Motion to Adopt Resolution #20-191 Declaring Costs to be Assessed and Calling for a Public Hearing on Proposed <br />Assessment for Past -Due Charges on Municipal Utility Bills (which may include water, sewer, street lighting, <br />recycling, storm water charges and penalties incurred) and Current Services Rendered <br />Attachments <br />Certification List 9-8-20 <br />Certification Summary 2020 <br />Resolution #20-191 <br />