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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />October 25, 2001 <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Joe Lynch, City Administrator <br /> <br />Terrancc R. Post, City Accountant@ <br /> <br />Certification of Delinquent Utilities <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Back2round <br />The City of Arden Hills has historically followed a policy of annually certifying delinquent utility <br />bills to following year property taxes as a means of collecting delinquent utility accounts instead <br />of a water shutoff policy. Procedures for collections of delinquent accounts are prescribed in <br />Code of Ordinances, Sections 28-58 (water), 28-129 (sanitary sewer), and 28-172 (surface water <br />management). <br /> <br />DelinQuencv Status <br />Staff has attemptcd to more actively manage delinquent accounts with some success. There <br />appcars to be a base of repeat customers who are certified year after year. Perhaps they consider <br />this annual delinquent special assessment to be additional property taxes, and incorrectly take the <br />corresponding tax deduction on their personal tax returns. The attachment to the resolution <br />clearly shows the level ofrepeat customers. <br /> <br />Historical Certification Trend Data <br />Levied in 1994 Payable in 1995 <br />Levied in 1995 Payable in 1996 <br />Lcvicd in 1996 Payable in 1997 <br />Levied in 1997 Payable in 1998 <br />Levied in 1998 Payable in 1999 <br />Levied in 1999 Payable in 2000 <br />Levied in 2000 Payable in 2001 <br />Lcvicd in 2001 Payable in 2002 <br /> <br />Number <br />45 accounts <br />44 accounts <br />37 accounts <br />59 accounts <br />42 accounts <br />39 accounts <br />41 accounts <br />32 accounts <br /> <br />Certification with Penalty <br />$18,919.00 <br />19,977.74 <br />16,862.32 <br />25,138.66 <br />18,498.96 <br />17,164.95 <br />25,536.72 <br />14,753.76 <br /> <br />With the 200 I budgeted utility revenues of $2, 172,600, the certification accounts represent <br />approximately 0.7% of this total, and approximately 1.3% ofthe 2,559 total utility account <br />customer base. <br /> <br />Recommendation <br />Council should consider adopting Resolution #01-19 under the Consent Calendar at the October <br />29,2001 Regular Council meeting entitled, "Resolution Adopting and Confirn1ing Annual <br />Special Assessments for Delinquent Utilities. <br /> <br />Enclosure <br />