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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 92-426 - Adopting a late fee for General Accounts Receivable RESOLUTION NO. V A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING ADOPTING A LATE FEE FOR GENERAL ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Redding is charged with the responsibility of establishing municipal policies to guide the various functions of the City and, where necessary, to establish procedures by which functions are performed; and WHEREAS, regulatory policies established by the City Council are usually adopted by Ordinance and included in the Municipal Code. However, other policies are also established, which by their nature do not require adoption by Ordinance; these policy statements, adopted by Resolution of the City Council, need to be consolidated in a reference document for easy access; and WHEREAS, on August 4, 1987, by Resolution No. 87-261, City Council adopted a Council Policy Manual to achieve said objectives, and WHEREAS, City Council wishes to adopt a late fee on general accounts receivable; NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Redding as follows: 1. That all of the above recitals are true and correct. 2. That the Policy attached hereto be and hereby is adopted as the Council Policy regarding late fees on general accounts receivable. 3. That said Policy be incorporated in the Council Policy Manual. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was introduced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 20th day of October 1992, and was duly adopted at said meeting by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Anderson, Arness, Dahl, Kehoe & Moss NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: No C i CHM= MOSS, MaWor ATTEST: CONNIE STROHMAYER, Cit lerk RANDALL A. HAY , Cjky Attorney i CITY OF REDDING, CALIFORNIA .� COUNCIL POLICY SUBJECT RESOLUTION POLICY EFFECTIVE PAGE NUMBER NUMBER DATE GENERAL ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE LATE FEES BACKGROUND The Finance Department is charged with responsibility for administering general accounts receivable for the City. In order to establish uniformity in City Council policy with past accounts receivable practice as well as utility account policy, it is fiscally responsible and appropriate that the City Council adopt a policy regulating general accounts receivable late fees. PURPOSE The purpose of this policy is to provide a uniform and consistent j guideline for assessing late fees on delinquent General Accounts i Receivable. POLICY All General Accounts Receivable will be assessed a late fee of 1 . 5 ' percent to be applied to the delinquent unpaid balance each month. ;I d !I CR 0049