Title
Recommendation Regarding Incorporated County of Los Alamos Resolution No. 25-22. A Resolution Removing Uncollectible Utility Accounts from the Incorporated County of Los Alamos Accounts Receivables List for - Fiscal Year 2021
Recommended Action
I move that the Board of Public Utilities Recommend to the Council, the Approval of Incorporated County of Los Alamos Resolution No. 25-22; A Resolution Removing Uncollectible Utility Accounts from the Incorporated County of Los Alamos Accounts Receivables List for - Fiscal Year 2021 and forward to the Council with a recommendation for approval
Utilities Manager's Recommendation
The Utilities Manager recommends that the Board approve the motion as presented.
Body
Pursuant to 3-37-7 NMSA 1978, it is requested that the Board of Public Utilities approve the write off of the accounts listed in the Resolution, Exhibit A, which have been deemed uncollectible. These accounts have been uncollectible for four (4) or more years, and all avenues for collection by the county have been exhausted. Once the Utilities Board has formally approved the write-offs for utility charges, the Resolution will be presented to Council for final approval and adoption.
The New Mexico Attorney General’s Opinion 70-88 indicated that writing off such uncollectible accounts has no effect on the County’s future right to collection if circumstances change, and if collection is not barred by the applicable statute of limitations.
The amount of write-off for each utility was determined from the actual amounts billed. The APPA reports in their 2025 survey that comparably sized utilities (5,000 - 10,000 customers) have a weighted average of 0.0006 per revenue dollar. The County has a ratio of 0.00073 for FY2021.
Utilities write-offs for fiscal year 2021 consist of 74 accounts totaling $30,624.21. Please note the balance due listed on Exhibit “B” includes GRT & GGRT in the amounts of $1,271.24 & $750.24 respectively for fiscal year 2021. ...
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