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ain thou ilia e DATE : APPROVAL : August 8, 1990 TO : Mayor and Councilmembers FROM : Roger Larson. Finance pirpntnr I T EM : 4070 FOSS ROAD N.E. Per your request, I reviewed the water/sewer billings for account #1812 2 (Mark Vogel) . Records indicate the Vogel's moved into 4070 Foss Road N.E. in 1986. From 1986 through 1989 Mr. & Mrs. Vogel incorrectly read their water ,meter on several occasions. Frequently, additional zero's were inadvertently added to the last didget of their meter readings. During this time, the utility billing clerk made several adjustments to this account to offset the incorrect readings. These adjustments were made through the 2nd quarter of 1988. Starting with the 3rd quarter of 1988 and all billing quarters in 1989 no adjustments were made to this account to correct any incorrect meter readings. The Vogel 's paid the full amount billed for these utility bills on a timely basis. Upon receiving notice of a move out, it is policy for the water department to read the meter and bill the customer accordingly. In this case, the final meter reading indicated the Vogel's had overpaid their utility bills the 3rd and 4th quarters in 1988 and all four quarters in 1989. The overpayment was as follows: 1) 3rd Quarter of 1988 $ 75.32 2) 4th Quarter of 1988 $ 130. 18 3) 1st Quarter of 1989 $ 193 . 33 4) 2nd Quarter of 1989 $ 206.97 5) 3rd Quarter of 1989 $ 248.42 6) 4th Quarter of 1989 $ 187.81 Recommendation The City Council authorize payment to Mark Vogel, 4070 Foss Road N.E. , St. Anthony, Minnesota for the amount $1,042 .03 less any- monies due the City. In the future, the Finance Department will notify Public Works that a problem exists with the residents meter readings so the appropriate action can be taken to prevent overpayment of an account. 8:14:90