Sunny Meadows Missoula County Water and Sewer District
January 4, 2016 6:00 pm, East Missoula Community Center
Roll Call: Cyndie Winchell, Paula Niccum, Dusty Deschamps, Kari Wafstet.
Approval of Minutes: Motion to approve the minutes as posted on the website made by Cyndie, seconded by Paula, motion passed, minutes approved.
Financials: Nothing received from County.
Public Input: None.
Old Business: Third reading of Resolution for Proposed amendment to Article II, adding Section 12:
12. Payment not honored. In the event that a customer presents a payment to the district which is subsequently determined to not be valid, such as a non-sufficient funds check, fraudulent check, or check on which payment has been stopped, the District must attempt to recoup all costs and expenses associated therewith.
1. The District will assess a service charge in the greater of the actual cost to the District, or the maximum amount allowed by Montana law (see M.C.A 27-1-717 subsection (2)). In 2016, this maximum is set at $30 per occurrence.
2. The amount of the returned payment will be marked as unpaid, and subject to late fees and interest from the original due date.
3. If full payment of the returned payment and any associated fees is not received within 30 days, the customer’s account will immediately be considered delinquent, and subject to immediate disconnection.
4. The District may pursue any legal option to collect the outstanding of the balance on the account. These options include:
o Using M.C.A. 27-1-717 subsection (3) to sue in civil court.
o Collect the balance of the account on the customer’s tax bill per M.C.A. 7-13-2301.
A motion was made by Dusty to pass resolution to amend article 2. Resolution to be passed at next meeting.
New business: none.
Dusty made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Kari, motion passed, meeting adjourned.
Minutes written by Paula Niccum.
