HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2022-207RESOLUTION NO. 2022-207
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL APPROVING PAYMENT
PLANS USING THE RECOMMENDED CRITERIA OUTLINED IN THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENT ADDING SECTION 13.04.030(F), "TEMPORARY
PAYMENT PLAN PROVISIONS," TO LODI MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 13.04
INTRODUCED AUGUST 17, 2022, GRANTED BY THE DIRECTOR OF
FINANCE FOR THE PERIOD AUGUST 3, 2022, THROUGH AND UNTIL THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, on August 3, 2022, the Lodi City Council, by unanimous motion, directed
staff to continue with Suspension for Nonpayment (SNP) of utility accounts; and
WHEREAS, due to a variety of factors, including 29 -months of penalty -free billing, rising
electric costs, COVID-19 pandemic, economic challenges and expectation of government
bailout, customers of Lodi utilities have accrued delinquent balances on average that are higher
than historical norms; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to provide additional and temporary flexibility to
customers to address these elevated account balances and introduced an amendment to Lodi
Municipal Code Section 13.04.030 adding subsection (F) entitled, "Temporary Payment Plan
Provisions," on August 17, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the first accounts eligible for SNP will be shut off beginning on August 22,
2022; and
WHEREAS, adding Section 13.040.030(F) is not eligible for emergency adoption; and
WHEREAS, to implement the direction of City Council, the Director of Finance has
begun to enter into payment arrangements with customers meeting the criteria outlined in the
proposed ordinance adding Section 13.04.030(F); and
WHEREAS, the City Council directs staff to continue offering these payment plans
between August 3, 2022 and the effective date of the proposed ordinance adding
Section 13.04.030(F) to the Lodi Municipal Code Chapter 13.04.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby approve
repayment arrangements meeting the criteria outlined in proposed Lodi Municipal Code Section
13.04.030(F), introduced at the August 17, 2022 Council meeting, and granted to customers by
the Director of Finance between August 3, 2022 and the effective date of proposed ordinance
adding Section 13.04.030(F) to the Lodi Municipal Code Chapter 13.04.
Date: August 17, 2022
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I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2022-207 was passed and adopted by the Lodi City
Council in a regular meeting held August 17, 2022, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hothi, Kuehne, Nakanishi, and Mayor Chandler
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Khan
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
OLIVIA NASHED
City Clerk
2022-207