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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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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