1982 - Summary of City Government

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Control and Handlin� of Rece�pts -2- T'he h�otox Vehicle re�istration tax, includin� the service charge which is set by State law, is denosited in tofial each day to a separate City ban� account. Every day, the tota2 monies due the State are transferred by check to a State oi Minnesota bank account. The service charge belongina to the City is transferred to the City records on a monthly basis . . Sanitary Sewer and Water Utility bills are mailed each r�onth on a cycle basis to three different areas in the City. Bilis are sent oirt by the fifth day of each r�onth and axe due on the last day of the month. 'I'he bills can be paid at the City Hall or by mail. If thc biJ.l is not paid on tir�e, a ten (10) percent �enalty is added to the amount due w�en the next billing zs processed, The monies are receipted in on a cash register at the Czty Hall and recorded on a separate key, so each day the money received can be balanced to the register cancelled utility bills. The paid biZls are then �;iven to the Utility C].erk who records the total daily payments by day, and a.t the end of each month, the individual payments are sent ta the Data Processing to undate the accounts sti11 receivable and the accounts paid in each billin� area. During the second month af�er the last bills were sent, a past-due notice is maaled to all delznquent acco2ints. Past due accounts on City water are pxompted to pay by the possibility of their water being shut o££. [Itility bills past due in Septenber of each year are � certiiied to Ramsey Countv for collection on the an:�ual p�onerty tax settlement. All other money received by the City is receiptec� in by the cash regzster on a separate register key from the utility bills. All receipts are recorded on a special fo�-r.! for the cash re�istex. Late each afternoon, the cash re�ister is cleared by �inance personnel, and the Cashier pxepares the deposit. The de�osit information and r�oney is then brought �to Finance, and this denosit, alvng with the Tce Arena, Recreation, and Motox Vehicle deposits are taken to the bank that same a�ternoon by t�e police. Authari.ty: State Law, Ord.inance, -.�anance De�artment nolicy.