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File #: 0705-2019    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 3/4/2019 In control: Public Utilities Committee
On agenda: 3/25/2019 Final action: 3/27/2019
Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to reimburse Olentangy Commons Columbus Association, LLC for over-payment of water and sewer charges; to authorize a revenue reduction transaction of $197,982.24 and to declare an emergency.
Explanation

BACKGROUND: The Department of Public Utilities is requesting reimbursement to Olentangy Commons Columbus Association, LLC, 596 Jasonway Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43214 (account number 539035-1114802) for over-payment of water and sewer charges. On December 21, 2018, it was discovered that the meter was malfunctioning due to a mismatch of the base and head of the meter when replaced on January 18, 2017. The Department of Public Utilities adjusted the account by determining the normal average daily consumption used at this property and reducing the usage caused by the error. This adjustment resulted in a credit to the account of $197,982.24.

Subsequent customer billings have reduced the customer credit to a total of $189,718.53. The Department of Public Utilities requests that this credit be returned to Olentangy Commons Columbus Association, LLC.

It is requested that this legislation be handled in an emergency manner in order to reimburse the customer at the earliest possible date.

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 Olentangy Commons Columbus Association, LLC for over-payment of water and sewer charges; to authorize a revenue reduction transaction of $197,982.24 and to declare an emergency.

Body

WHEREAS, the Department of Public Utilities recommends reimbursement to Olentangy Commons Columbus Association, LLC, 596 Jasonway Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43214 (account number 539035-1114802) for over-payment of water and sewer, and

WHEREAS, the adjustment was made after the customer was billed for and paid for 27,993 CCFs of water and sewer charges which resulted from a mismatched meter head and base for the January 18, ...

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