Commission approves prepaying utility bills to avoid late fees; next bills will be higher
To reduce late fees, the commission approved a motion to prepay utility bills for a near-term period (transitioning to six-month prepayments), with staff noting the next billing cycle will be larger as a result.
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Staff described repeated late fees on utilities driven by bill timing and recommended prepaying utility accounts in six-month batches to reduce fees and administrative burden. The commission voted to adopt the prepayment approach for the near term, requiring immediate higher payments in the next billing cycle but expected to reduce late fees thereafter.
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