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Xenia council approves $91,691.94 in write‑offs for long‑outstanding receivables
Summary
Council approved Resolution 2025‑60 to write off various uncollectible receivables totaling $91,691.94, including parking tickets, weed‑mowing/abatement charges, reinspection fees, and long‑outstanding CDBG homelessness loans; staff outlined collection constraints and options.
On Nov. 25 Xenia City Council approved Resolution 2025‑60 authorizing the write‑off of $91,691.94 in receivables that staff considers uncollectible or inappropriate to continue carrying on the city’s books.
Finance Director Mr. Duke explained the package: parking ticket receivables of $19,720.34 (from 2021 or earlier); weed‑mowing and trash cleanup charges totaling about $23,718 plus roughly $6,613 in miscellaneous abatement charges; approximately $37,000 in reinspection fees related to code enforcement; small older extra‑strength and bulk‑water fees (~$605.97 and $150.63); and decades‑old loans from a CDBG homelessness program unlikely to be repaid. Mr. Duke said some receivables stem from properties the city or state later took ownership of, bankruptcies, or administrative gaps where compliance fixed issues but receivables were not cleared.
Council discussed collection options including the Ohio Attorney General’s collections program and using civil judgments filed with the Bureau of Motor Vehicles for delinquent parking tickets; they noted some state and federal entities (including the U.S. Postal Service and CSX) present practical collection barriers. Council members also suggested third‑party collection and internal process improvements. The resolution passed on roll call (6–0).
