DATE: February 12, 2019
TO: Board of Mayor and Aldermen
FROM: Eric Stuckey, City Administrator
Mark Hilty, Assistant City Administrator - Public Works
Jack Tucker, Sanitation and Environmental Services Director
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Consideration of Ordinance 2019-01, an Ordinance to Amend Title 17 - Municipal Solid Waste Disposal, for the Purpose of Providing Adequate Time for Transfer Station Customers to Pay Bills Before Due Date (02/26/19 WS, 03/12/19 BOMA 1st Reading 7-0) SECOND AND FINAL READING
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Purpose
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide information to the Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) concerning Ordinance 2019-01 that amends Title 17 - Municipal Solid Waste Disposal, with respect to the billing due date for transfer station customers.
Background
In April 2018 the City of Franklin BOMA approved amendments to Title 17 related to various clarifications, housekeeping and updates to service fees. As these amendments have been implemented, there are several transfer station customers that have difficulty meeting the payment deadline of the fifteenth of the month following the service month. Some issues include delayed receipt of bills due to holidays or weekends and customers’ inability to respond within the due date based on accounts payable policies within their corporate structure.
Acknowledging that the Department of Sanitation and Environmental Services (SES) has historically had issues with abuse related to billing, the proposed solution echoes the due date language used for residential customers without specifying a day of the month required for payment.
Financial Impact
The financial impact is related to the timing of payment versus a dollar amount.
Recommendation
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Staff recommends the BOMA approve Ordinance 2019-01 to provide for adequate time for the City’s transfer station customers.