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Pasco staff weigh shifting utility‑billing responsibility to property owners to reduce costs, streamline deposits
Summary
Finance staff proposed code changes to move account responsibility back to property owners, eliminate the tenant‑deposit process that consumes staff time, and update Pasco Municipal Code 3.65; council asked for more analysis and alternatives after staff described state law limits on shutoffs and software constraints.
At a Pasco City Council workshop, interim finance staff introduced proposed amendments to Pasco Municipal Code 3.65 to change how tenant utility accounts and deposits are managed, a step staff said would reduce administrative time and the volume of uncollectible accounts.
Interim Director Garcia said a 2013 change narrowed deposit requirements to tenant accounts only; the current process consumes substantial staff time and, after a recent utility‑billing software conversion, the process now takes roughly four times longer than before. Garcia said tenant accounts represent about 11% of the city’s…
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