22-3342 MOU with City of Maitland for Wastewater Fee Collection

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of rates attached as Attachment C, as may be amended. Maitland agrees to provide Casselberry written notice of any changes in rates at least 60 days prior to the effective date of the increase, and Maitland will be solely responsible for all costs attributable to implementing the new rate schedule. 6. If possible with the billing software, in the event of partial payments of bills by customers utilizing both Casselberry water and Maitland sewer, all amounts received will be applied first to delinquent billings and then to current charges; first to Casselberry water and service charges, and then to Maitland sewer and other Maitland charges. 7. Billing Adjustments. Normal billing adjustments to customer accounts will be made by Casselberry, without the prior approval of Maitland, in accordance with Casselberry City Code. Adjustments not involving normal billing adjustments will be made by Casselberry only after written approval from Maitland. 8. A check will be sent by Casselberry to Maitland on a monthly basis for the total amount billed minus Casselberry's billing fees along with a detailed report showing the customer's name, address and amount billed for wastewater service. Casselberry will make this payment to Maitland by the 15th of each month for the previous month's billings. 9. Disconnect/Interrupt Service; Indemnification; Collection. Casselberry agrees to disconnect or interrupt water service for nonpayment of Maitland sewer service charges, and to refuse to connect or reconnect such services until said delinquency has been eliminated. Casselberry is authorized to disconnect water service solely for nonpayment of Maitland sewer service charges and without the prior approval of Maitland. All fees collected by Casselberry for shut-off due to non-payment will remain with Casselberry. 10. In the event suit is brought seeking to enjoin Casselberry from discontinuing or interrupting water service, or seeking to recover damages against Casselberry as a result of Casselberry's discontinuance or interruption of water service where the interruption occurred solely to enforce nonpayment of Maitland sewer charges, Maitland agrees to indemnify and hold Casselberry harmless for any and all expenses incurred in defending such suit and for any damages that are assessed, provided that Casselberry will promptly notify Maitland of such action. Nothing in this MOU shall be construed as a waiver of Maitland's right to sovereign immunity under Fla. Stat. Section 768.28. 11. Casselberry may, at its discretion, employ the services of a third -party collection agency for the collection of any delinquent account. Any costs incurred for the collection agency will be borne solely by the delinquent customer, and will be collected prior to reconnection of any utility service. Maitland will be sent the addresses of all accounts that are placed into collection by Casselberry. Additionally, a bad debt write-off list will be provided to Maitland each year. 12. Any sewer charges deemed uncollectible by Casselberry will be reimbursed to Casselberry by Maitland. If collection is made subsequent to Casselberry's bad debt write-off, the amount collected, less collection costs, will be sent to Maitland.