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Council reconsiders sewage credit case and refers it back to finance committee
Summary
After public comment from the property purchaser, the council voted to reconsider a previously approved $5,084 sewage credit for 5223 First Street and referred the matter to the finance committee for further review.
The Superior Common Council voted Aug. 17, 2010, to reconsider a finance-committee decision to approve a $5,084 sewer credit assessed to property at 5223 First Street and referred the matter back to the Finance Committee for additional review.
The move followed public comment from the property purchaser, Jack Cameron, who said he closed on the home Oct. 27, 2009, and was not notified of the alleged past-due balance until later. He provided documents and disputed the sewer charge on grounds that a pre-closing leak was before the meter and that title insurance and closing procedures did not show an outstanding assessment.
Council members discussed whether a referral or immediate reconsideration was appropriate. The council first voted to allow Cameron to speak beyond the normal three-minute public-comment limit and then voted to reconsider the finance committee’s earlier action. After calling for the question, the council approved reconsideration and then passed a motion to refer the matter back to the Finance Committee for detailed review.
City staff and councilors noted there are title-insurance exclusions and that the city attorney and treasurer would need to examine the documents; the city attorney indicated he would need to review the title policy before offering a legal opinion. The council’s referral preserves the committee’s ability to re-evaluate the credit and examine the title-coverage and assessment-transfer process.
