HomeMy Public PortalAbout020-2015 - Authorizing the Write Off of certain fees and penaltiesRICHMOND SANITARY DISTRICT
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA
RESOLUTION 20 -2015
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE WRITE -OFF OF CERTAIN FEES AND PENALTIES
WHEREAS, The Richmond Sanitary District (RSD) of the City of Richmond, Indiana has determined
that it is cost - prohibitive and ineffective to attempt legally - permitted collection
procedures, including the placement of liens on property, on certain delinquent sewer
accounts of minimal amounts which remain unpaid; and
WHEREAS, Indiana Code Section 36- 9- 23 -33(m) provides that a sanitary board may write off a fee or
penalty that is for less than forty dollars ($40) which has been due and unpaid for at least
ninety (90) days; and
WHEREAS, The Board of Sanitary Commissioners of the Richmond Sanitary District of the City of
Richmond, Indiana has determined that it is in the best interest of the efficient operation
of the Sanitary District to delegate this authority to the officer charged with the collection
of sanitary fees and penalties, the operating authority of the Richmond Sanitary District.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE Board of Sanitary Commissioners of the Richmond
Sanitary District of the City of Richmond, Indiana, that:
1. The Richmond Sanitary District, through its officers, is hereby authorized, on behalf of
the Board of Sanitary Commissioners of the City of Richmond, Indiana, to write -off such
sewer fees and penalties, which are less than forty dollars ($40) per account, which
remain unpaid for at least ninety (90) days, as it deems appropriate and advisable.
All of which is adopted and approved this <) a day of7be_ C� LL'!