ATTACHMENT A
.qSWSP SERVTCF Cm^r^y. BTT.l.TNa AND COLL-gCTTOW AGRHRMT^NT • THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 12th day. of Decembex , 19 97^ by and between the CITY OF OAXLAWD, a municipal corporation, hereinafter, called, ""the Agency-" and the EAST BAY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT, a public agencyorganized and existing under the laws of the State of California, hereinafter called "the District", supersedes any and all other previous Sewer Service Charge Billing and Collection Ag;reernents beCv;een the Agenoy and the District ;
WITNESSETH
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General Pro-visions
1.01 Purpc^pg of Agreement. • The City Council of the Agency has adopted its Ordinance iSo. 6551 C.M-S^ hereinafter referred to as "the ordinance", establishing sewer service charges for the use ox sewer facilities owned and operated by the
Agency, and for the purpose of facilitating, the billing and collection of such charges.. The Agency has submitted a request to bill sewer service charges in the form required by District (Exhibit B) and has requested that the-District bill and collect the Agency's charges for such sewer
service, and the District.is willing to perform such billing and collection subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.
1-02 Term of Agreement. The District will bill and collect, the Agency's sewer service charge•pursuant to the terms of this Agreement until July 1, 2007 unless other^-ise terminated as provided in paragraph I'.'os.
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1.03 fiupervifiion_and Control by the District. The District shall have sole- and* exclusive supei-vieion and control 'over-its • operations tmder this Agreement/including but not" limited to the method of preparing the District bills and making .the • collections thereunder; the selection/ design and use of ' 'forms and changes thereto; and the selection and uae .of 'data processing- equipment and office machinery by the District in ".• the performance of this Agreement.. -'The District's decisions with respect to any and all aspects of its.billing and . collection operations shall be final and conclusive: The .
Agency agrees that the District may make changes in its • billing and collection procedures during the term of this Agreement, and in the equipment required therefor. The
Agency further agrees that the payments to be made by the Agency pursuant to the terms of this Agreement may include a , proportionate"share of the costs of such changes as
illustrated by the shared cost billing and collection
formula (Exhibit A),.
1.04 Communj.cations. All requests by the Agency to add, delete, modify or in any way change its sewer service charges or to obtain information concerning individual accounts or groups ;i of accounts or any other data shall be made in writing 'to the Secretary of-the District, or to such other person
designated by'the District, and.'signed by the Agency's liaison (see paragraph 3.02).
1.05 Termination of Agreement. This Agreement may be terminated at any time by either party hereto upon:
(a) the'District giving the Agency at least twelve (12) months written notice of such termination, or
(b) the Agency giving the District at least ninety (50) days written notice of such termination.- - -•-
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Termination of this Agreement shall not affect the ^Agency's liability,•• as ."provided herein, to pay the cost of services • which-have been•rendered by the'District pursuant to.the terms'of•this Agreement; however, after notice of
termination' is -given by Agency as provided herein, no costs incurred'by the District for'upgrades or changes in .... equipment-, software, piersonnel or procedures that occur subsequent to siich notification shall be assessed or billed, to the -ALiehcy."
II.
Services anri Facilities tn be FumiRhed bv the Dis1-,-rjnt
2.01 Billing'-and Collection ggrvi nes Prnvided. The District • agrees to furnish the labor, services, materials and
equipment required to program its customer billing system . (including testing and installation) to provide for billing and collection of the Agency's sewer, charge, including: • (1) identification of the Agency!s sewer service charge on the District water bills; (2) collection of same with said water bills; (3) identification of collections r-elating to said charge; and (4) remittance to the Agency of the cash collection from the Agency's-sewer service charge
billing, adjusted for debits and credits - allowed by this Agreement.
2. 02 Rsauests for Sewer Service Charge Rate and 5truntui-;^T- Chancres •
a. Frequency_of Requests. The District agrees to
implement: either one sewer service charge rate change
or: one sewer service charge structural change per
calendar ye.ar (see paragraph 2.02ci/ii^. Although the
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Agency may request other rate or structural changes,, it is'wholly within the District's discretion-to determine • •' whether-to implement-• the Agency's request unless'the , • , rate and/br structural change is mandated, by court or . •legislative action. If any'change is requested as a
-result of. court order- or other legal mandate. Agency shall identify the mandate and any legally mandated -
compliance date (s) • .and, provide-supporting documentation to the District. Agency requests to implement such
mandated 'rate and/or structural changes shall conform
to the requirements set forth .in 2.02(b)/ including, thej 'applicable period specified 'therein to effect such
changes.
• b. • Form of R,g^queets. All requests for rate and structural • changes shall be submitted on the Sewer Service Charges . - and Rates Request Form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
The Agency shall submit the required information to
- -effect a rate change sixty '(60) days prior to the • beginning date of the bill period for which the new
rate will apply. The sixty day period shall commence
upon receipt of a revised Sewer Service Charges and .
Rates Request Form that is complete, correct and.
acceptable to the District... The Agency shall submit ., the required information on the same for^n to effect a
structural change six (6) months prior to
implementation of said, change. The six month period
shall commence upon payment by the Agency of the
deposit described below.
c. Charges to ProceBs Requests. Charges to process any . rate or structural change shall be in addition to other • charges set forth in this Agreement and shall be based
upon the actual costs to process and implement the
change.
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•J." -Rate- -("hancrelq. - Hate • changes are changes only in the rates' (dollar value) applied to existing
' billing' structure.' (Examples:' change metered rate
from $1.00 per ccuft to '$1.50 per- ccuit, flat
charge from $10 per billing period to $15 per -
• •"billing period",' etc.) -For requested rate changes, the District will provide to the Agency an
estimate of the cost 'to implement the rate change
within thirty (30) days of the Agency's request
'• therefor. The Agency understands and agrees' that
the actual cost to implement the rate change could
exceed the District's estimate and further agrees
to pay said actual costs within thirty (30) days
'of receipt of the District's invoice therefor.
ii. Structu^r^ii ^Tha-naes. Structural changes are
changes in the manner in which the accounts are
billed. (Examples: change flat charge to volume
charge, add minimum or maximum charge, etc.) For
requested structural changes, the Agency agrees to
. deposit with the District a sum equal to fifty
percent (50%) of the District's estimated cost to
implement the structural change prior to the
District commencing performance of the work
related thereto. The Agency understands and
agrees that the actual cost to implement the
structural change could exceed .'the District's
estimate and further agrees to pay said actual
co.sts, less the.Agency's deposit, within thirty
(30) days of receipt of the District's invoice
therefor. The District agrees to refund any of
the Agency's deposit funds that the District
determines to be unexpended in the implementation
of the structural change.
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•2.03 Delayed' Implementation of Requests. Upon written notice-.to'. •. the Agency, the. District may delay, for a period not, to-. exceed sixty (SO) days,. implementation of any requested •• change in the sewer service charges if the District
* determines that .such delay is necessary to facilitate the • District-'s operations.-The District will notify the Agency.- within 15 days of making a decision if a delay in
•' implementation is required. .The .notice will include an-•• ; estimate of the duration of the.delay. The Agency
understands that revenue anticipated by the Agency as a result of the change in its sewer service' charge will not be ..- . billed by the District during the period of delay. The
Agency expressly agrees that the District shall have no responsibility or liability with respect 'to such anticipated revenue. ',
2.04 pilling and Collectipn. For purposes of billing and collection of the Agency's sewer service charge, the
District agrees to furnish the labor, services, materials and equipment required for billing, collection, maintenance of customers' records, and customer contact on new services-, account closings, allowances and adjustments. Materials so •' furnished by the District will include the prepared -bills, • !| mailing envelopes, postage,^ and enclosed return envelopes.
Equipment to be furnished and used by the District in
performing this Agreement will consist of the equipment,- . hardware and software now or hereafter operated and..used from time to time by the District in billing for its own . water and sewage disposal accounts.
2.05 F^p^hpf^ of Billi-na' and Collection. The system used to bill, record and collect the Agency's sewer service charge will conform to the District's system,_ policies and procedures for the handling of its own accounts. In particular, - and without limiting the generality .of the foregoing, the
following shall apply to billing and collection of the
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..a. -• -.The Agency'.s-sewer service charge will be. .billed, on ,the ;Eame bimonthly -or monthly-basiB_ as the related District •-. •.-'•'..- accounts.
b. Interest and penalties or other delinquent charges, if any, imposed by-the Agency in .connection with its sewer. •••( service charge shall not be billed or collected by the
District. , .
c. The District's collection routines, including bill
extensions and date of write-offs, shall be used in
. connection with the Agency's sewer service charge. -In - the event of. account write-offs, the District will
furnish to the Agency information regarding the amount
of revenue written-off, and the accounts will be
handled by the District's collection agent. The Agency- agrees .not to pursue any collection activity on
written-off accounts.
d. The District will make allowances and revenue
-adjustments in the Agency's sewer service cbarge in
accordance with its practices for the District
accounts.
e. Partial payments will be allocated between tbe Agency. • .and the District in proportion to the amount of the
charges billed.
f. The District will collect Agency revenues only'on
'accounts which the District bills through its regular
billing process. .
g. The District will adjust the cash collection remitted to the Agency to account for such items as returned
check-S, erroneous applications and accounting
adjustments. . :
2 .06 Sew&T .qe-;pvice Charges to be Billed and Collp^nt^f^. _ The . ; District agrees to. bill and collect only the Agency'_s .sewer. • service and/or sewage treatment charge for each customer served by the Agency in whose name a monthly or bimonthly charge - for water will be made by. the District for its own account. ..Such billed charges. will be in the respective, amounts specified .by the Agency's Sewer Service Charges and • Rates Request Form, attached hereto as Exhibit B and
.incorporated herein by this reference. The District agrees - • • to provide one (1) line on its water bill for such Agency seweir service charges. •
a.. The Agency's sewer .service charges may be structiored to bill either by metered water uae or by flat rate
according to Business Classification Code (BCC) . In no case shall - the -District bill tiered Agency sewer
service charge rates; In no case shall the District
bill individual sewer service charges for specific
accounts that would otherwise be billed according to
the District's Business• Classification Code (BCC) of • said accounts. i
b. The Agency agrees to use the District's standard system of rate codes.
c. Sewer service charges will be billed for the first day of the applicable, billing period and'for each day
thereafter during the entire billing period. •
d. . The District will cease billing sewer service charges for any or all classifications within ninety (90) days
of receipt of the Agency's written request to do so.
e. The parties agree that, in the event that the District does not bill an account that is identified as an
account to be billed in the Agency's Request To Bill
•Sewer'Service Chargesor in-any change thereto, the--..; "• • District shall have no liability therefor and no
obligation to collect ••said unbilled revenue or to pay- any costs that may be incurred by the Agency, "or by any other person or'entity", to collect said unbilled
revenue. , •
2.07 T<rntif 3 f^a'tion to the Public. "The Agency agrees to provide public outreach, in a form and" manner jointly determined .by •the District and the Agency, to affected customers advising them of any change in the Agency's sewer service charge prior to the ef f ective' date of said change. In all cases, the Agency shall provide-its. customers through its public outreach program'- with an Agency -telephone number -for customer inquiries regarding said change, it is understood and agreed that the. District will not explain or respond to \ customer inquiries about the Agency's policy in levying sewer service charges, or changes, thereto, and will .only inform customers that the charges correctly reflelct the expressed request of the Agency. Customers shall be
directed to the Agency for further clarification of the rationale behind setting said charges.
2.08 Tdentif ication of Services, to be Tncyide^ for t}ig Agency' s nharoA. Upon execution of this Agreement the Agency shall submit to the District a detailed map of its service
territory. A revised map shall be submitted not later than., fifteen (15) days after any subsequent modification of the Agency's territory. Said maps shall clearly show, by ^ ! individual address, which services' are to be included for. sewer service charges.
2.09 Services Excluded from the Agency's Charge. The Agency shall designate promptly to the District by name and account • number - such- services-- as--are - to--be--excluded.. from all - billing and collection by the District, and those that are to be >i -9'- " -i
billed directly-by'the Agency. Services maybe added to,' 02 deleted-from'i.-said-list of ex.cluded premises by the Agency , af any time-/-'-Such additions-or exclusions shall be.for-. -- future billings•only and shall not be retroactive to•prior' billed.periods.
2.10 Paymf=!nt:,f=: to the Agency. Except as otherwise provided• in this Agreement, the District, shall remit monthly to ..the Agency the amount-of • its sewer service charges collected by the- District. .Th?: District will also provide to the Agency a-monthly summary of "the total amount billed, collected, . credited and written-off by the District, pursuant to this. • Agreement.
2.11 District |?i'aht to Terminate Water Serv;] It is understood and'agreed that this Agreement shall in no-way restrict or limit the District right to terminate water service for" nonpayment of billed charges or other permissible reason.
The parties expressly agree that the District shall have .no liability whatsoever for any risduction in sewer service charge revenue due to a termination of water service.
2.12 Y^ea-r^ly Cnnsumotion Data. Upon request, the District will provide to the Agency yearly consumption data in the format described in Exhibit C -which format may be revised by-the" District from time to time. Said data will be produced once, each calendar, year. The medium for the data shall be
dis)cette or electronic' file transfer. Charges for said, data shall be in.addition to other charges set forth in this Agreement and shall be based upon the actual cost to produce the data. The District is not obligated under the terms of this Agreement to provide any other special reports, 'data, mailing labels or mailing lists. In the event this Agreement, is terminated, the District will continue to provide yearly consumption data upon the Agency's request and the Agency will pay the District's cost to produce said data.
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The District is not 'obligated to "make available to the , .
Agency any other form of data requested for individual'-' . customer records or groups of such records except as part, cf the annual consumption data.
The Agency should review the annual consumption data .for • accuracy and advise the District as soon as practicable of any'omissions, errors or discrepancies in the billing of ".its sewer service charges.
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Obligations of .the Acrency
3.01 Pa-wngnta to he Ms'd^. by zhe AaGpay.
a. Billing and_ Collection Sxpense. The District will
annually calculate - the estimated monthly cost to bill and collect the Agency's sewer service charge. The
calculation of said estimated cost, as shown in E>:liibit A, shall be based upon (a) the District's knowledge of
the cost t'o collect on behalf of its own accounts and
(b) the amount of revenue 'collected, number of accounts to be billed, and number of meters read for the Agency
compared to the total revenue, collected, number of
accounts-billed, and-meters read by the District. Sad-d estimated costs shall be reduced by an allocation of •
late payment penalty fees billed by the District, based upon the the Agency's portion of total revenue billed.
During the fiscal year in which the billing and
collection of the Agency's sewer service charge is
commenced, the Agency shall pay to the District, on a
monthly, basis, '"saidyes.tim.ated cost,
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- •- At the close of the. initial' fiscal year, and-at the ; . close-of. each subsequent, .fiscal year, the District will, _' calculate the actual .costs incurred to bill and -collect.', the Agency's sewer service charge. If the District's
actual costs are greater than the estimated costs paid
by the Agency, the Agency shall pay the difference to
the District within thirty .(30) days of the District's invoice therefor. If the District's actual costS' are • less than the 'estimated costs paid by the Agency, the
District will apply a credit to the .Agency's account.
The actual' cost calculation by the District at the
close of each fiscal year shall be the estimated
monthly charge which shall be paid by the Agency during , the next fiscal year. The District will provide to the
Agency an annual reconciliation of billing and
collection actual costs to estimated costs for the
preceding year and provide projected estimated costs :
for the following two years.
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Calculation by the District of its actual costs to bill -and collect the Agency's sewer service charge shall be conducted according'to standard accounting practices - on •a shared cost basis. The-District agrees that the
charge to the Agency shall not- exceed the reasonable
costs of providing the services rendereid hereunder.
• Subject to 'the limitations expressed herein, the
parties a;gree that the District' s-determination of its- actual costs shall be final.
b. Manner of Payment. The aforesaid charges for billing and collection costs, and other charges set forth in
this Agreement, shall be paid by the Agency to the
District within thirty (30) days following billing by
the District. Checks should be made payable to East Bay M.unicipal Utility District, P.O. Box 240S5, Oakland, CA' ' • • 94623. •
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- The' Agency and the District agree that the District may •- debit sewer service charges cbllected-by the District, • 'which' have not yet been remitted to rhe Agency pursuant- 'to paragraph 2.10 herein, to satisfy any unpaid and •
overdue sum owing to the District by the Agency.
3 - 0^-Tflal-POP J^"^ the Agency with D_iptrict'.' The Agency shall designate -a- representative for liaison with the District- to cooperate ".iTi'"the handling of disputed accounts and' other-,- matters ariiiing under the administration of this Agreement.
The District'wil-1 ma)ce''available to--the Agency upon request- District records pertinent to the billing and collection- of the Agency's sewer service charges.
3.03 Confidsntialitv of Records. The Agency acknowledges that ' District records pertaining to individual customers may be '| protected by a constitutional right of privacy or may ' contain proprietary information. The Agency agrees to .limit •' access to data furnished to the Agency pursuant to this Agreement and not to make such data available for public inspection unless required by law to'make disclosure. The Agency shall inform the District prior to making such,
disclosure. Subject to these limitations, the District
agrees to furnish customer account data to the Agency solely for the intended purpose of this Agreement. The Agency
agrees that -the only use it shall make of such data sh.all be for development and substantiation of sewer service charges,
3.04 T.iabnit:v of the Aoencv. The Agency agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the District, its board, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all loss, liability, expense,' claims, costs, suits, damages, including attorney's fees or demands of whatever character, direct or consequential, arising from the billing or collection-of 'the Agency's sewer service charge or from the furnishing of customer account data to the Agency, except- to the extent 1 <
attorney's fees or demands of. whatever charactery direct:,or •' consequential arising from the billing or collection''of • the- - • AgencyVs .sewer -service charge or from the furnishing .of • • . -.• customer account data,to the Agency, except to the extent ;. caused by the sole negligence, or willful misconduct-of the, .- • District, its officers, agents and employees. The Agency agrees that the District may ,itself defend, at its 'own election, any such actions .brought against the District arising out of the billing or collection of such sewer
• service charge, and -the Agency agrees to indemnify the ^District against any judgments or. damages for-which'.the • District may be found' to be liable in such action or .actions and to reimburse the District for any costs incurred,
including attorney's fees, arising-from'the defense of such actions. in the event action is brought against the Agency, i> or it is joined therein, the Agency shall provide its own , 'I
defense at the sole cost and ejq^ense of the Agency. 'I
3.05 Waiv^^. The waiver by either party of a breach by the-other of any provision of this Agreement shall not constitute, a continuing waiver or a waix-er of giny subsequent breach of either the same or a different provision of this Agreement.
3.06 Seve>j?bj 1 jty. Should any part of this Agreement'be declared by,a final decision by a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional, invalid, or beyond the authority-of either party to enter into or carry out, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this Agreement, which shall continue in full force and- effect, provided that the remainder of this Agreement/
absent the unexcised portion, can be reasonably interpreted to give effect to the intentions -of the parties.
3.07 Amendments. This Agreement is not subject to modification or amendment,, except by a writing executed by both the Agency and the District, which writing shall expressly state that it is intended by-the ,.parties-to amend the terms., and . - conditions of'this'Agreement..
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3'. 08 Whole Agre'emeht / --This Agreement has- 15 pages excluding.. any-exhibits described'herein." "This Agreement constitutes' the entire understanding and agreement of the partiesThis Agreement integrates all of the terms and conditions
mentioned herein or incidental hereto and supersedes all negotiations or previous agreements between the parties -with respect to all or any part of the subject matter hereof.
IK WITNESS WHEREOF, Agency, by and through its officers, duly .. authorized by Resolution No.-'^^'fS^ '^'^nd District, by and through its General Manager or .designee, duly authorised to act, have executed this Agreement in triplicate on the day and year, first written above.
CITY OF OAXLAND EAST BAY. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
Signature_23,7^^M^ / Si^n^ture ' / ||, |
/fg'S/i.'TAJr'OT^/ fJ\kdfirS^e.: ''^Rebecca F. Lamoreaitx \\ _ . Name ' Name ;i '
^ S'' ^'^^^^^Z^-'^^Manager of Customer & Community Services Title Title :, '
- Decpmher 12, 1997
Date . . " Date
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Agency Shared-Cost Calculations for-'Rniina and Collection- of Sftwer 5er\HGe Charges.-,
The following outline is a numerical and narrative description of. the shared-cost calculations for Billing and Collection of^sewer service chargesfor 'any agency; It is '-for i 1T ngtrativ^. pnrpo.=iP<:; only and does hot represent any particular agency cnarges._ The' schedule summarizing the share of Billing and Collo^ction expenses for the "Agency" follows the narrative.
The Billing and-Collection expenses come from Collection, Customer" Service arid Meter Reading Activities, and they are allocated based on each agency's share of revenues collected, share of bills issued, and share'of meters read by the'District:
Calculation Definition
Share of Collections
Annual Agency Revenue collected for
"Agency" of $600,000 is
divided by the
Annual District Revenue collected of
5200,000,000 to equal .003.
This factor is multiplied by
Annual District-Collection expenses of
?3,000,000 to equal "^Agency's" share
of Collection expenses' totaling
$9,000.
Annual Agency Revenue collected is
the yearly amount of sewage revenue
invoiced' on each bill relating to the
agency.
Annual District Revenue collected is
the yearly amount of District water
and District sewage treatment and
agency revenue invoiced on each
District water bill;
Annual District Collection expenses
are defined as salaries and Employee
Benefits, Services and Supplies, and
Fixed Assets (minor) directly charged
to Collections during the Year,.In ^
addition to Che direct charges, an
overhead amount is charged based on
Total Collection salary and Employee
Benefit dollars.
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Calculation Definition
Share oi cuetomer Ser\'^icee
Sixty percent' of Annual District
Customer Service exoenses of
55,000, 000, or 53, 000,000, is
divided by the
Annual number of District bills
rendered to customers of 2,200,000 to
equal the Cost per Bill of S1.3S36.
The Cos-r per Bill is multiplied by ,
"Agency's" participatory.share of
billing entities, 1 of 3 on each bill,
•r 33.33 percent. The Cost per Bill
for Che agency charge is $.4545. This
amount is
multiplied .by
the Annual number of ^'Agency" bills
issued by the District of 30,000 to
equal "Agency's" share of .Customer
Service expenses of $13,635.
Annual District Customer Service
expenses are defined as-Salaries and
Employee Benefits, services and
Supplies, .eJid^Fzxed Assets ^minor)
directly..charged to Business Office
Administration (excluding replacement
"of Customer information - System),
Repair Business Orfice Bidgs,, and •
Equipment, Grounds keeping B.O.'s,
Customer Records and Billings,
Customer Information Systems, and
Administrative and" General during the
Year. In addition to the direct
charges, "an overhead amount is
charged based on Total Customer
Services Salary and -Employee Benefit
dollars. At the present' time, forty
percent of the rotal Customer
Services expenses relate only to
Water System business and are not
shared by agencies, and sixty percent
relates to total combined District
water, District sewage treatment, and
agency business.
Annual number of District bills used
to collect revenues for the District'.
The portion of each bill relating to
the Agency refers to the number of
entities who share the benefit of
billing. District,Water, District
Wastewater, and Agency are the three
current entities who may share
billing and collection. However, ail
three may not be present on all
bills. Agencies that share the
benefit of billing with, only District
Water have a participatory share of
billing of 1 of 2 entities or 50
percent,
The Annual number of Agency bills
issued by the District may include
charges for District Water, District
Wastewater, and Agency. One, two or
three entities may be listed on each
bill depending on the .location-of the
service.
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Share of Meter Readings
Annual District Meter Reading expenses
of ?2,000,000 is
divided by -the
. . V -
Annual number of District bills
rendered to customers'of 2,200,000 to
equal the Cost per Bill of $.9091.
The Cost per Bill is •multiplied by
"Agency's" participatory share of each
billing, entities 1 of 3 on each bill,
or 33.33 percent. The Cost per Bill
for the agency charge is S.303. This
amount is
multiplied by
the annual number of "Agency" bills
requiring flow data from meter
readings of 3,000 to equal "Agency's"
share of Meter I^eading Costs of $909.'
Total annual District Meter Reading .
expenses are defined as Salaries and
Employefe Benefits, Services and
••Supplies, and Fixed Assets (minor) •
directly charged to - Read Meters
during the Ysar. In addition to the
direct charges, an overhead amount
is charged based on Total Meter
Reading Salary and Employee Benefit
dollars.
Annual number of - District bills•used '
to collect revenues'fox the District.
The portion of each bill relating to
the Agency refers to the number of
entities who use meter' reading data
in the calculation of charges that
appear on each bill. District Water)
District Wastewater, and Agency may •
all base charges on flow data derived
from meter readings. Agencies that
share the benefit of billing with
only District Water have a
participatory share of billing of 1 •
of 2 entities or 50 oercent.
The Annual number of Agency bill's
requiring flow data from meter
readings issued by.the•District.
In suTiiruary, by adding together' the' share of Collection expense of $9,000, the share of Customer Service expense of $13,S35 and the share of Meter Reading e3:pense -of $909, the actual annua,l Billing and Collection share for "Agency" will be $23,5.44. This figure represents, the "Agency's" shared cost of the District's billing and collection operation. Actual cost varies by the nature of events during a year, and it may not necessarily' reflect the above algorithm.
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