Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Bluff City authorizes contract with American Municipal Services to pursue delinquent accounts
Summary
The board approved a $0 contract with American Municipal Services (AMS) to pursue delinquent court fines and utility payments; AMS' model charges collection fees to debtors so the town recovers full outstanding balances. Staff reported roughly $100,000 in court fines and $27,000 in utilities outstanding.
The Bluff City board voted to contract with American Municipal Services (AMS) to pursue delinquent court fines and outstanding utility accounts.
Town Manager Krista Morris and an AMS representative described the vendor’s approach: AMS will perform skip‑tracing and collections and will charge the debtor a collection fee…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
