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Trustees approve write‑offs and explore collection agency for older water/sewer debts
Summary
Board authorized adjustments to older water and sewer accounts the auditors deemed uncollectible, discussed pursuing a collection agency for larger balances and noted collectors typically take a percentage of recovery.
The board voted to authorize adjustments to older water and sewer accounts after auditors recommended removing long‑outstanding items from the books as uncollectible.
The chair explained auditors' guidance: "we've been told by our auditors that ones that are older that we have to take them off the books and say that they're uncollect not collectible." Trustees discussed options to pursue collection for larger balances, particularly accounts in Maplewood where liens cannot be placed. A trustee asked, "How do you pay the collectors? How does that get paid?"; staff and trustees replied that collectors are paid a percentage of amounts collected.
Trustees emphasized they would still pursue money where possible and that small balances under practical thresholds may not justify collection costs. A motion to make the adjustments to the water and sewer billing carried by voice vote.
