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Hays commission approves ordinance allowing private debt-collection services, passes 5-0
Summary
The commission adopted Ordinance No. 4104 to permit contracting with a private debt-collection agency to pursue unpaid city debts while retaining state notice requirements; the ordinance allows passing a 30% collection fee to debtors, and commissioners voted 5-0 to approve.
Jamie Bright, the city clerk, described a proposed ordinance authorizing the city to contract with a private debt-collection agency for unpaid municipal debts while maintaining existing Kansas notice requirements (60-day notice and three contact attempts). Bright said an agency can use additional avenues to locate debtors and that unpaid abatements or debts linked to properties could also be pursued.
Bright told commissioners the ordinance would let the city pass the collection fee to the debtor; "The ordinance also allows us to pass on the fee, the collection fee, which is 30% to the customer who owes the debt," she said. Commissioner Musil moved to adopt Ordinance No. 4104; the motion passed 5-0.
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