Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Department of Public Utilities recommends reimbursement to Parkmead Apartments, 4267 McDowell Rd., Grove City, Ohio 43123 account number 230514-1145509 for overpayment of sewer charges and sewer surcharges. Between July 5, 2013 and July 7, 2015, the customer was billed for and paid for 27,706 CCF's of sewer charges and sewer surcharges. However, 14,649 of those CCF's were due to an underground water leak under the concrete slab at the property. An investigation at the property determined that water did not go into the sewer system. The customer applied for and was given an adjustment on the sewer charge and sewer surcharge portion of the bill. The adjustment created a credit of $67,772.65 on account 230514-1145509.
Subsequent customer billings have reduced the customer credit on account number 230514-1145509 to $56,412.15. The Department of Public Utilities requests that this credit be returned to Parkmead Apartments.
Contract Compliance is not required as this refund is necessary to our customer to whom we have agreed to provide services.
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no budgetary impact because we are returning a portion of funds the customer paid. Revenues are not significantly impacted by this legislation.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to reimburse Parkmead Apartments for overpayment of sewer charges and sewer surcharges; and to authorize a revenue reduction transaction of $56,412.15 for sewer charges and sewer surcharges. ($56,412.15)
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WHEREAS, the Department of Public Utilities recommends reimbursement to Parkmead Apartments, 4267 McDowell Rd., Grove City , Ohio 43123 for overpayment of sewer charges and sewer surcharges, and
WHEREAS, the adjustment was made after the customer was billed for and paid for 27,706 CCF’s of sewer charges and sewer surcharges, when 14,649 CCF's were later discovered to be the result of an underground water leak. Therefore, they should have been billed for 13,057 CCF’s of sewer charges and sewer surcharges from July 5, 2013 to July 7, 2015.
WHEREAS, this adjustment and overpayment resulted in a customer credit of $67,772.65 on account 230514-1145509 and subsequent customer billings have reduced the credit to a total of $56,412.15.
WHEREAS, it has become necessary in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to reimburse Parkmead Apartments, 4267 McDowell Rd., Grove City, Ohio 43123 for sewer charges and sewer surcharges, for the preservation of public health, peace, property and safety; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS
SECTION 1. That the Director of Public Utilities be and is hereby authorized to reimburse Parkmead Apartments, 4267 McDowell Rd., Grove City, Ohio 43123, account number 230514-1145509, the amount of $56,412.15
SECTION 2. That a revenue reduction transaction in the total amount of $51,707.58 for sewer charges and $4,704.57 for sewer surcharges or as much thereof as may be needed is hereby authorized from:
Grove City Surcharge Fund 340, Dept. 60-09, $4,704.57
Sewerage System Operating Fund 650, Dept. 60-05, $51,707.58
SECTION 3. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.