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San Luis council moves to change collection fee amid $1.2 million in ambulance bills sent to collections
Summary
The council approved a notice of intent to amend collection fees for utility and ambulance accounts and heard that $46,239 in utility debt and $1.225 million in ambulance charges had been referred to an out-of-area collector with low recovery rates.
The San Luis City Council approved a notice of intent to amend collection fees for delinquent utility and ambulance accounts after staff presented collection performance figures and proposed moving to a local collections agency.
Edgar Esparza, billing and collections manager, told the council the city previously sent utility accounts and ambulance bills to Valley Collection Services. He said the city sent $46,239.43 in utility accounts and recovered $11,678.98 (roughly 25% recovery)…
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