5. ERMUSR 01-14-2014 - Laserfiche WebLink

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$1,917.56 are accounts sent to a collection agency for further collection efforts, and$249.54 are written off with no further collection efforts. (Both of these amounts will only appear on this quarterly report.) The year to date total for collections is $6,637.43, compared to $6,737.60 in 2012, and the year to date total for write-offs is $2,524.69, compared to $10,435.91 in 2012. $8,873.81 was sent to Revenue Recapture. As mentioned before, this year we have collected more than we have submitted through RR, so the year to date total is $3,320.29, compared to $20,077.58 in 2012. (Now we have filed with the state a net total of$51,099.49 that will remain in the system until it is collected, or we remove it. This coming year we will evaluate the risk of permanent default on the accounts that have the longest duration and determine any necessary removal amounts.) I have also presented the color-coded recap comparisons with last year, identifying the various categories and the running totals. When comparing the far right columns for 2012 and 2013, we have fewer delinquent items this year-to-date compared to last year-to-date. One item to note is that we submitted a large amount last year to RR on some older accounts, and that was not recurring this year. Our budgeted amount for collections and write-offs are $105,000 or.32% Uncollectible Accounts per Revenue Dollar. Our write-offs for the year are well below this number, at a total of$9,162.12 or .029%. According to APPA's most recent published standard ratios (2011), the industry standard is between .19% and .36%. Per State Statute 13.685 for Utility Billing Data, the attached report is not public information and has been excluded from the public copy and final copy storage of commission meeting information, and the names have also been omitted in the packet copy. ACTION REQUESTED: Staff recommends that the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission accept this delinquent amounts listing for the fourth quarter of 2013. IDU ERE0 eE NATUR Reliable Public Power Provider P O W E R E D T o SERVE 86