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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
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Item No. / '
For Meeting of: December 13, 2011
ITEM TITLE: Resolution authorizing Certain Uncollectible Utility Bills,to be Written Off
SUBMITTED BY: Pete Hobbs, Utility Services Manager; 575 -6080
Cindy Epperson, Deputy Director Accounting & Budgeting (576 -6644)
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SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
Attached is a resolution authorizing the write -off of certain uncollectible accounts receivable owed to the City's
Water, Irrigation, Sewer and Refuse Divisions. There are a total of 1,725 accounts, for $265,360.55 that have
0 been identified for write off; which represents approximately 1% of the dollars billed in 2006. (Note: The Utilities
currently set aside between 1% and 2% of their monthly billing for bad debts).
Accounts are included on the write -off list when:
(a) Accounts have past the statute of limitations on collection activities (the statute of limitations is six years - or
2006 for the 2011 write -offs); and
(b) Accounts have been sent to a collection agency and returned as uncollectible; and
(c) Accounts have been included in a bankruptcy with a discharge of debtor; and
(d) Death of the debtor.
Schedule 1, attached, identifies, by utility division and dollar amount, the total accounts to be written off and
compares them to the totals billed by those Divisions in 2006. A list detailing the account number, name of the
customer and amount of write -off is available from the Utility Services Manager upon request.
* Note: A detailed list of all accounts to be written off in 2011, including the account number, name of the
customer and amount of write -off, is available from the Utility Services Manager upon request.
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RESOLUTION NO. R -2011 .
A RESOLUTION Authorizing the write -off of certain uncollectable accounts
receivable by the utility funds of the City of Yakima.
WHEREAS, attached is a report entitled "Council report of Accounts to be
Written Off' representing the past due but uncollectable accounts receivable by the utility
funds of the City to be discharged by City Council action, now, therefore.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF YAKIMA:
The attached "Utility Account Write -off List" is hereby approved, and the past
due accounts receivable, itemized on the attached write -off list, are hereby written off.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 13th day of December,
2011.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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December 2011 Write -off of Uncollectible Delinquent Utility Bills:
Schedule 1:
2006 Write offs as Percentage of Total Billing
Water Irrigation Wastewater Refuse Total
Write off amt $ 74,669.68 $21,733.95 $116,737.20 $52,219.72 $265,360.55
Billed $6,111,884 $2,447,259 $13,118,596 $3,856,958 $ 25,534,697
1.22% 0.89% 0.89% 1.35% 1.04%
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