HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda_GTEU_02.18.2021Notice of Meeting for the
Georgetown Electric Utility B oard
of the City of Georgetown
F ebruary 18, 2021 at 4:00 P M
at VI RT U AL
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Regular Session
(T his R egular S es s ion may, at any time, be rec es s ed to c onvene an Exec utive S es s ion for any purpose
authorized by the O pen Meetings Act, Texas G overnment C ode 551.)
A C all to O rder -- Bill S attler; Board C hairman
B R oll C all of Board Members -- Bill S attler; Board C hairman
C Introduc tion of Visitors --Bill S attler- Board C hairman
D P ublic Wis hing to Address the Board. -- Bill S attler, Board C hairman
E G eneral Manager's Monthly R eport. -- Daniel Bethapudi, G eneral Manager of the Elec tric Utility.
- C us tomer C are R eport
- O perations R eport
- F inanc ial Update
F Disc ussion and possible recommendation of C redit S ystem International, Inc as the 3rd party c ollection
agenc y for Utility C us tomer C are delinquent acc ounts through 9/30/22 in the amount of $100,000. --
C indy P os pis il - C ustomer C are Manager
G C ons ideration and possible approval of the minutes from the January 21 2021 Board Meeting. - Laura
Wilkins, Board Liaison
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E xecutiv e Session
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H E XE C UT IVE S E S S ION:
Section 551.086: Competitive Matters
- P urchased P ower U pdate
Action from Executive Session
Ce rtificate of Posting
I, R obyn Densmore, C ity S ecretary for the C ity of G eorgetown, Texas, do hereby c ertify that this Notic e of
Meeting was posted at C ity Hall, 808 Martin Luther King Jr. S treet, G eorgetown, T X 78626, a plac e readily
acc es s ible to the general public as required by law, on the _____ day of _________________, 2021, at
__________, and remained s o posted for at leas t 72 c ontinuous hours prec eding the s cheduled time of said
meeting.
__________________________________
R obyn Dens more, C ity S ec retary
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City of Georgetown, Texas
Electric Utility Board
February 18, 2021
S UB J E C T:
Dis cus s ion and pos s ible rec ommendation of C redit S ys tem International, Inc as the 3rd party collec tion
agency for Utility C ustomer C are delinquent ac counts through 9/30/22 in the amount of $100,000. -- C indy
P os pis il - C ustomer C are Manager
IT E M S UMMARY:
In 2011, the C ity ended a c ontract with a 3rd party c ollection agency that purs ued collec tions of closed
utility ac count balances. T he Electric Advis ory Board as ked that we res earch the viability of reins tating a
3rd party c ontract for the c ollection of delinquent acc ounts that had inc reas ed over the pas t 2 years due to
the implementation of a new C I S sys tem and the C O VI D-19 pandemic .
C urrently, we have a bac klog of approximately 4,000 acc ounts, ranging in age from 90 days to 4 years,
with a total balanc e of $1.6 million. We is s ued a R eques t for P roposal (R F P ) in November 2020, and the
internal review c ommittee selec ted C redit S ystems International (C S I I) as the rec ommended third-party
collec tion vendor.
C S I I is paid based on a perc entage of the amount they collec t. F or debt les s than 180 days , the fee is
17.9%, and for debt over 180 days the fee is 21.9%.
F IN AN C IAL IMPAC T:
T he reques t of $100,000 above is based on collec tions of 25% of outs tanding +90-day receivables . S hould
C S I I prove more s uc cessful in c ollections, we will return with a recommendation for more funding.
Aging Aged R ec eivable F ee % 100% 75% 50% 25%
< 180 Days $212,758.83 17.90% $38,083.83 $28,562.87 $19,041.92 $9,520.96
> 180 Days $1,555,979.65 21.90% $340,759.54 $255,569.66 $170,379.77 $85,189.89
$1,768,738.48 $378,843.37 $284,132.53 $189,421.69 $94,710.84
S UB MIT T E D B Y:
Kres s C arson- Board Liaison
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City of Georgetown, Texas
Electric Utility Board
February 18, 2021
S UB J E C T:
C onsideration and pos s ible approval of the minutes from the January 21 2021 Board Meeting. - Laura
Wilkins , Board Liais on
IT E M S UMMARY:
F IN AN C IAL IMPAC T:
None
S UB MIT T E D B Y:
Laura Wilkins - Board Liaison
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