Fiscal Note
No appropriation is required. The proposed resolution provides authorization for the City of Madison to recover debts on delinquent accounts that may otherwise be unrecoverable.
Title
Authorizing Madison Water Utility's General Manager to certify municipal services bills, assessments, and charges to the 2018 tax rolls of other governmental units for delinquent accounts in those jurisdictions.
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WHEREAS, Madison Water Utility administers the billing system for the City of Madison municipal services bill, which includes water and
sewer bills, stormwater, landfill remediation, and urban forestry charges; and
WHEREAS, the City water and sewer utilities provide service to customers outside the City of Madison in accordance with Madison General Ordinances Section 13.16(2) and Section 35.02; and
WHEREAS, the City water and sewer utilities are authorized under section 66.0809(3) of Wisconsin Statutes to certify amounts owed in arrears to the utilities to the tax rolls of the appropriate town, village, or city;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Common Council authorizes Madison Water Utility's General Manager to certify the 2018 tax rolls to the towns of Blooming Grove, Burke, Madison, Middleton, and Verona, of the villages of Maple Bluff, McFarland, and Shorewood Hills, and the cities of Fitchburg, Middleton, and Monona any delinquent municipal services bills, water or sewer main assessment installations, and water and sewer lateral charges.