Council approves special assessment for unpaid trash fees after Athens Services report
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Summary
The council adopted a resolution placing delinquent trash-collection fees on the county tax roll after staff said 23 customer accounts remained unpaid; Athens Services staff said they stand ready to help customers resolve delinquencies.
The South El Monte City Council approved Resolution 25‑06‑1 to levy special assessments for unpaid trash-collection fees, covering accounts delinquent as of March 31 with outstanding balances tracked through June 1.
Danae Amaya, director of government affairs for Athens Services, told the council the company is available to help customers resolve balance issues and noted the citywide delinquency count was small: “we only have 23 accounts that are delinquent citywide,” she said. City staff explained the standard next step is to submit those unpaid balances to the county auditor-controller to place them on the property tax roll as special assessments.
Council moved and seconded the resolution and voted 5‑0 to approve the assessment. The resolution directs staff to submit the delinquent accounts to the county for collection and to coordinate notification to affected property owners.
Athens Services and city staff said they will continue outreach and customer-service contacts before the tax-roll submission to reduce unintended impacts to residents.
