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Council to disconnect water if resident does not move after missed payments
Summary
The council closed a hearing requested by Jessica Miles on a shutoff; Miles was not present and staff said she broke a payment plan. Council voted to proceed with disconnection under existing policy if she does not move out.
The council held a hearing on the disconnection of water services requested by Jessica Miles. Miles did not attend. Staff said she had a shutoff, had set up a payment plan and later broke it; the landlord called earlier that day indicating she planned to move out.
"She set up a payment plan on it, and she broke her payment plan," staff said during the hearing. Council members debated whether to make an exception to policy but ultimately upheld the city’s standard procedures: if Miles does not move out, the city will proceed with disconnection the next day. The motion to disconnect if she did not vacate passed on a roll-call vote.
Why it matters: The action applies a routine utility-collection policy to an individual account and illustrates the council’s reluctance to deviate from established procedures absent compelling circumstances.
