HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 1978 - 0022 (REPEALED)RESOLUTION NO.78-22
AMENDING PROCEDURES FOR ‘COLLECTION’.OF ~DELINQUENT
OBLIGATIONS AND REPEALING RESOLUTION ‘NO.‘76-57
A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS NOS.1,2,3,5,6,
7 AND 11 OF ORANGE COUNTY,.CALIFORNIA AMENDING
PROCEDURES FOR THE COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT
OBLIGATIONS OWING TO THE DISTRICTS AND REPEALING
RESOLUTION NO.76-57
WHEREAS,in the course of conducting the business affairs of the Districts,
certain accounts receivable become delinquent and,in fact,uncollectable;and
WHEREAS,the costs incurred by the Districts in attempting collection of
delinquent accounts receivable can exceed the amounts recovered;and
WHEREAS,costs and efficiencycan be greatly improved by the adoption of
certain policies relating to the collection of accounts.
NOW,THEREFORE,the Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.
1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11 of Orange County,California,
DO HEREBY DETERMINE,RESOLVE AND ORDER:
Section 1 The Finance Director is authorized to write off as an uncol
lectable debt any delinquent obligation owing to the Districts in excess of ninety
(90)days and not exceeding the sum of One Hundred Dollars’($100.00).
Section 2 The Finance Director is authorized to assign for collection to
a person or firm of his choosing,any delinquent obligation owing to the Districts
in excess of thirty (30)days and not exceeding the sum of Seven Hundred Fifty
Dollars ($750.00).Ninety (90)days after assigning’the obligation for collection,
the Finance Director is authorized to write off as an uncollectable.debt,any
portion of the obligation which is still outstanding.
Section 3 The Finance Director is ‘authorized to file the necessary proceedings,
in the Small Claims Court of the respective judicial district of the’County of
Orange in order to collect any delinquent obligation owing to the Districts in
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excess of thirty (30)days and not exceeding the sum of Seven Hundred Fifty
Dollars ($750.00).Upon obtaining a judgment in favor of the Districts,the
Finance Director and General Counsel shall take all legal measures necessary to
enforce the terms of the judgment.Ninety (90)days after receiving a final judg
ment in favor of the Districts,the Finance Director is authorized to write off
as an uncollectable debt,any portion of the obligation which is still outstanding.
Section 4 In addition to the above,the Finance Director shall forward any
delinquent obligation in excess ~of Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00)to the
General Counsel for the Districts who shall submit his recommendati.on to the
Boards of Directors as to the method of collection of said account.
Section 5 In addition to the above authorizations,the Finance Director is
directed to exercise all available lawful methods to insure prompt and full recovery
of all obligations owing to the Districts.
Section 6 The Finance Director is authorized to offset against any sums
held on deposit by the Districts on behalf of any person who owes a delinquent
obligation to the Districts.
Section 7 The Finance Director is authorized to withhold the approval of
any permits otherwise to be issued by the Districts to any person who has an
outstanding debt obligation owing to the Districts until such time as said debt
obligation is paid in full.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting held February 8,1978.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
)SS.
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
I,J.WAYNE SYLVESTER,Secretary of the Boards of Directqrs of
County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7,and 11 of Orange
County,California,do hereby certify that the above and foregoing
Resolution No.78-22 was regularly passed and adopted at a
regular meeting of said Boards on the 8th day of February ,1978
by the following vote,to wit:
AYES:Philip Anthony,Pete Barrett,Sam Cooper,Norman Culver,
Vernon Evans,Donald Fox,Francis Glockner,Don Griffin,
Donald Hudson,Frank Marshott,Don Mclnnis,David Ortiz,
Ron Pattinson,Bob Perry,Alan Priest,Thomas Riley,Kerm
Rima,Earl Roget,Donald Roth,Donald Saltarelli,George
Scott,James Sharp,Don Smith,Charles Stevens Jr.,Bernie
Svalstad,Charles Sylvia,Bill Vardoulis,Henry Wedaa,
Harriett Wieder,Ray Williams,Donald Winn,Duane Winters
and Frances Wood
NOES:None
ABSENT:Russell Gray,Donald Holt,Jr.,Richard Olson,Paul Ryckoff
and Ron Shenkman
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand this 8th day
of February ,
1978
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•~yi~S~r~ester,Secretary,
•o d~ffof ~4~ectors,County
•nit4tion Districts Nos.1,2,
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3,Sf6,7,and 11 of Orange
County,California
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