08/22/88 Board of Public Works Minutes

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PM REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 22, 1988 Chief Taylor further advised that during 1985, the City billed a total of $244,772.00 for ambulance services. On September 15, 1987, the Board of Public Works wrote off $18,124.38 per Resolution No. 22-1987. The total amount of uncollectibles in that Resolution and the amount contained in Resolution No. 25-1988 totals $77,887.06 resulting in a collection of $166,884.94 or 68% collection rate. Chief Taylor further advised that the procedure for ambulance billing is to turn the account over to a collection agency after three (3) notices are sent to the individual. After the collection agency exhausts every effort to collect these bills, the Fire Department is notified. Therefore, upon a motion made by Mrs. DeClercq, seconded by Mr. Leszczynski and carried, the following Resolution No. 25-1988 was adopted: RESOLUTION NO. 25-1988 WHEREAS, the City of South Bend through its Emergency Medical Services Department, charged the persons listed on the attached documents for ambulance services; and WHEREAS, the charges have not bee paid to the City of South Bend after at least three notices were sent to the person who received the services; and WHEREAS, Federated Collection Agency, has made every attempt to collect the aforementioned charges, and has not been successful; and WHEREAS, the Indiana State Board of Accounts has instructed the City to write off all uncollectible accounts after every attempt to collect them has been made; and WHEREAS, the City of South Bend by and through its Board of Public Works, desires to write off the accounts listed on the attached documents; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, that the attached documents totaling $59,762.68 be written off the accounts receivable of the City of South Bend as uncollectible. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS s/John E. Leszczynski s/Patricia DeClercq s/Katherine Humphreys ATTEST: s/Sandra M. Parmerlee, Clerk AWARD PROPOSAL AND APPROVE CONTRACT - DEBT COLLECTION SERVICES FOR PAST DUE AMBULANCE ACCOUNTS FOR THE SOUTH BEND FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1988 In a letter to the Board, Fire Chief Luther Taylor advised that after reviewing the Proposal submitted by Federated Collection Service, Inc., Suite 138, Marycrest Building, 2015 West Western Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, to the Board on June 20, 1988 for collection of overdue ambulance services for 1988, it is his recommendation that the City enter into an Agreement with Federated Collection for collection of overdue accounts for 1988. In response to a question, Chief Taylor advised that the Proposal submitted by Federated Collection was the only one received by the Board. 1 1