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Council clarifies sanitation billing: grace period, possible service suspension and $20 reconnect fee
Summary
Council discussed sanitation accounts and late-payment consequences: no late fees during an initial grace period, possible suspension of garbage collection if unpaid after July 21, and a $20 fee referenced for nonpayment consequences.
Council members discussed sanitation billing and the practical consequences for customers behind on accounts. The chair said there would be an initial waiver of late fees but warned that service could be suspended if accounts remained unpaid after July 21; the chair noted a $20 fee would apply to the reconnect or collection process. "So there still will not be late fees for the 1st 0.5," the chair said while explaining the schedule for enforcement.
Staff confirmed the city must keep records of accounts sent to the sanitation company and expected high volume at city hall as customers respond to the deadline. No individual account counts were provided during the meeting and staff said an exact count of delinquent accounts was "not specified." The council gave no immediate direction to change ordinance text; discussion focused on communications and operational readiness for the July 21 date.
