Summary
A routine annual cleanup: about $31,800 in utility bills more than four years old that liens and collections couldn't recover get written off, with the county performing slightly better than the national average for similar utilities.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 29, 2026.
Impact analysis
$31,799.59 written off, borne indirectly by ratepayers.
Finance staff gain a clean receivables ledger; honest paying customers ultimately absorb the loss.
The county absorbs the loss; the underlying ambulance services were already provided.
Mentions & discussions (3)
County Council - Regular Session — September 29, 2026
Council approved annual write-offs of old uncollectible utility and non-utility accounts totaling roughly $263,000 for non-utility accounts; collection rights are preserved.
Board of Public Utilities — August 19, 2026
A routine annual cleanup: about $31,800 in utility bills more than four years old that liens and collections couldn't recover get written off, with the county performing slightly better than the national average for similar utilities.
County Council - Regular Session — May 19, 2026
The county is wiping about $878,000 in ambulance bills off its books — mostly old accounts unpaid for over four years — after switching billing vendors. Roughly $200,000 a year in uncollectibles is typical.
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