Exh 9AGENDA ITEM #9
JULY 22, 2002
July 15, 2002
MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable Mayor
and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jim Han
City Manage
SUBJECT: City M ger's Report
National Youth Representative of Law Enforcement Exolorin¢ for 2002-2004; Cory
MacDonald, a member of the Atlantic Beach Police Explorers unit, has been elected as the
National Youth Representative of Law Enforcement Exploring for 2002-2004. The election was
held at the National Convention on July 11 s'. Nationwide there aze approximately 40,000 law
enforcement explorers in the United States. This election is quite an honor both for Cory and for
the City of Atlantic Beach. We aze planning for her to attend the City Commission meeting on
July 22°d.
Sentic Tank Status; Approximately two yeazs ago, the City Commission adopted a policy that
provided a schedule for elimination of septic tanks in Atlantic Beach where public sewer service
is available. The Commission also provided for financial incentives for owners wishing to
convert including low interest loans and CDBG funding for those that qualified. When the
program began, there were 279 septic tanks that could be converted to public sewer in Atlantic
Beach That number was reduced to 203 in the first year leaving 203. For the second year in the
program, an additional 17 were converted to the sewer system leaving a balance of 1'87.
Extended Due Dates; Six months ago, the Commission received a complaint from a utility
customer requesting to have their due date extended because they were on a fixed inwme and
their bill was due ten days after they received their monthly check. The Commission adopted
Ordinance 80-O1-64 amending Chapter 22 of the utility code allowing the City to waive penalties
in certain circumstances and to allow for due date extensions for customers on fixed incomes that
met certain criteria. After the ordinance was adopted, the Commission requested a report in six
months as to the implementation of the new policy. Since that time, the City has only received
two requests for extended due dates and neither was willing to provide the income verification
needed. Consequently, no customers are presently signed up for the extended due date program