08/05/86 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 5, 1986 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that the accounts listed on the attached documents totaling $55,145.75 for 1983 and $22,559.75 for 1984 be written off the accounts receivable of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as uncollectable. DATED THIS 5th DAY OF August, 1986. CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS s/JOHN E. LESZCZYNSKI s/KATHERINE G. BARNARD s/MICHAEL L. VANCE ATTEST: s/SANDRA M. PARMERLEE APPROVE CONTRACT FOR COLLECTION SERVICES - DEPARTMENT OF CODE ENFORCEMENT/FEDERATED COLLECTION AGENCY Ms. Katherine G. Barnard, Director, Department of Code Enforcement, submitted to the Board for approval a renewal Contract between the City of South Bend and Robert Forgash d/b/a Federated Collection Agency, Suite 138, Marycrest Building, 2015 West Western Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, as the collection agent for past due Department of Code Enforcement accounts for the period July 25, 1986 through July 25, 1987. It was noted that Federated shall be reimbursed at a rate of thirty-five per cent (35%) of each account collected. Ms. Barnard stated that the City has used Federated in the past with collections increasing from 18% to 22% from the previous year. She stated that this year the Department is seeing a lot more payments being made before they are turned over to the collection agency. Ms. Barnard attributes this increase in collections to the fact that the public is aware that the unpaid accounts will be turned over to a collection agency. In order to avoid possible referral to the collection agency, accounts are being paid faster. Upon a motion made by Mr. Vance, seconded by Mr. Leszczynski and carried, the above referred to Contract for collection services was approved and executed. APPROVE CONTRACT FOR SERVICES - DEPARTMENT OF CODE LA SALLE PARK DISTRICT COUNCTT. Ms. Katherine G. Barnard, Director, Department of Code Enforcement, submitted to the Board for approval a Contract for Services between the Department of Code Enforcement and the LaSalle Park District Council, Inc., a neighborhood organization, doing business at 323 South Bendix Drive, South Bend, Indiana, for the period August 11, 1986 until October 15, 1986 or funds allocated are depleted. She stated that this is a program that the City has been working with through the NAN Project which is a neighborhood -based service delivery project designed to assist community organizations in establishing contractual relationships with local governments in providing municipal services. She stated that the organizations were given "seed money" to start small businesses to contract with cities to perform some services. The Contract submitted today is with the La Salle Park District Council to clean-up lots. The organization will supply their own equipment, transportation and bill the City on a per lot basis. The LaSalle Park District crew will be working under the direction of the foreman of the Department of Code Enforcement clean-up crew. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Ms. Barnard and carried, the above referred to Contract for Services was approved and executed.