HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-21-84-11 - Resolution - 11/21/1984ISTATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF BRAZOS
RESOLUTION NO.
11-21-84-11
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING
APPLICATION FOR GRANT TO IMPLEMENT A SENIOR CITIZEN DEFERRED
DUE DATE PLAN
WHEREAS, the utility billing procedure of the City of College Station
requires the assignment of various due dates for the payment
of statements rendered to consumers, and
WHEREAS, consumers who do not pay their accounts in full by their
stated due date are charged an additional percentage, and
WHEREAS, the application of certain due dates to the accounts of many
senior citizens in College Station has been determined to
create hardship in numerous cases,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THAT:
A special plan be implemented, to be known as the "Senior Citizen
Deferred Due Date Plan," this plan shall provide a policy whereby
senior citizens served by the College Station Utility System will
have the option to apply for a deferred due date available to consum-
ers who meet the criteria established as follows:
1. The utility customer must be at least 62 years of age and
permanently retired under socia) security benefits.
2. The customerms present utility account must be current (not
overdue).
The normal "due date" on the customer's utility account must
fall between the 25th of one month and the 10th of the next
month.
Consumers who are approved for participation in this program, shall be
assigned a "due date" of the 15th of each month, unless the 15th is on
a Saturday, Sunday, or off)clal holiday, in which case the "due date"
shall be the first working day thereafter.
Application for participation in the "Senior Citizen Deferred Due Date
Plan" shall be made to the Office Manager of the Utility Billing Office,
upon a form furnished by him for that purpose. The Office Manager of
the Utility Billing Office, or his appointed agent, is hereby authorized
to approve the application of a customer who meets all prerequisites, or
to deny an application when eligibility is not established.
The "Senior Citizen Deferred Due Date Plan" is effective as of this
date, and will be implemented for each case based upon date of approval
of application.
PASSED and APPROVED this 21st day of November
, 1984.
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
obert C. Runnels, Mayor
ity of Colleqe Station