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Dickinson finances: commissioners approve $18,750 in mowing liens, $9,281.13 bad-debt discharge; general fund at $11.7M
Summary
City staff presented and commissioners approved sending $18,750 in mowing charges to county property assessment and discharging $9,281.13 to bad-debt expense; the finance director reported a $11.7 million general fund balance and noted an unusually large $1.9 million oil-impact payment in September.
The Dickinson City Commission on Oct. 21 approved staff recommendations to assess unpaid mowing charges totaling $18,750 to property and to write off $9,281.13 in non-utility accounts receivable as bad debt.
Deputy City Administrator Carlson told commissioners the mowing charges arise when property owners do not maintain vegetation and the city contracts the work; unpaid fees are pursued for up to two years and, after in-house collection efforts and an attorney letter,…
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