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Kent finance authorizes $200,141 write-off of uncollectible receivables tied largely to COVID-era deferred permit fees
Summary
Finance presented a request to write off $200,141.34 in uncollectible receivables, mostly unpaid permits deferred during the COVID period; the bulk of the accounts have been referred to a collections agency (agency collects fees on recovery) and council approved the write-off.
The Committee of the Whole authorized the mayor to write off $200,141.34 in uncollectible accounts, the finance director said, largely attributable to permit fees deferred during the COVID-19 period.
Finance manager Molly Bartleme explained that the city had deferred upfront permit intake fees early in the pandemic to keep projects moving; some applicants later abandoned the projects and fees went unpaid. Finance noted prior…
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