The council will meet in closed session beginning at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, to discuss a potential case of litigation before the public portion of the meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
At Tuesday’s meeting, Finance Director Nick Walker will present to the council a resolution to confirm and approve the utility billing delinquency list during a public hearing.
As part of the hearing, the council also will be asked to direct staff to submit the list to the county auditor-controller for inclusion on the property tax roll.
Walker’s report shows that there are eight properties with total outstanding bills totaling $3,385.44.
His report said the accounts on the list have been identified by the Finance Department as delinquent as May 31.
Final notice to delinquent accounts, as May 31, were sent to property owners on July 17, he reported.
“In order to collect on these accounts, the city is required to notify the delinquent account holders and give them an opportunity to bring their account current. The city provided this notice, which provides account holders until 4:30 p.m. on August 8th to bring their account current. Therefore, a current Delinquent Utilities Account List will be provided at the time of the meeting with any accounts for which payment has been made removed,” Walker wrote.
On the consent agenda – items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote – are ordinances; minutes of the regular council meeting on July 16; the Aug. 1 warrant register; confirmation of the continuing existence of a local emergency for the Mendocino Complex fire; confirmation of the continuing existence of a local emergency for the February 2019 storms; approval of sending a letter of support for a League California Cities resolution calling on the California Public Utilities Commission to amend Rule 20A to add
projects in very high Fire Hazard Severity Zones to the list of eligibility criteria and to increase funding allocations for Rule 20A projects.
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