2016-056 Revising Legislative Policy 6E - Finance Collection Billing Policy City of Hopkins
Hennepin County, Minnesota
RESOLUTION NO. 2016-056
Revising Legislative Policy 6E — Finance Collection Billing Policy
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Hopkins has approved a document entitled
the Legislative Policy Manual to provide uniform guidelines on City policies
so that actions taken are consistent and fair; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has established Legislative Policy 6-E in order to
establish procedures to ensure the collection of utility bills and accounts
receivable invoices; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the existing policy needs to be
revised in order to clarify the $100 fee applied to past due amounts
subject to certification and to require a reconnection date for temporarily
stopped refuse service,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Hopkins
hereby modifies, Sections 2.02, 2.03 and 3.01 of Policy 6-E, entitled the Finance Billing
Collection Policy, as follows:
2.02: Add the sentence: Interest will be charged on accounts receivable
invoices that are 30 days or more past due at a rate of 18% per year or
1'/z% a month.
2.03: Changed to read: Delinquent utility and property related accounts
receivable amounts dated prior to June 1St of the year will be processed
for assessment certification on a yearly basis to Hennepin County.
Written notice shall be mailed to each debtor during the month of June
advising them of this policy. There shall be a $100 service charged added
on each utility or accounts receivable account remitted to assessing for
certification to their property taxes.
3.01: Add to the last sentence: and provide an estimated reconnection date.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hopkins this 6th day of September 2016.
By / ��
Molly Cummings, Mayor
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Amy Domeier, City Clerk