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Water and Light Department
WHEREAS# the City Commission finds that no adequate authority exists in
the Water and Light Department for timely disposition and correction of errors,
the making of refunds and other adjustments necessary and incidental to the
handling of such business, and the.Commission deems it proper to regulate the
41- authority and authorize the disposition of certain classes of items requiring
(' daily attention and disposition; T k E R E F O. R E,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMSSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK%
SECTION 1. Whenever duplicate or erroneous payments have been made to
the Water and Light„Department and have been duly verified by the Department
Head, he is authorized to make cash refunds not exceeding $5.00 to the person
entitled to the refund and written receipt shall be required of the person to
whom the refund is made, such receipt to be preserved and accounted for as
required by the Finance Officer,
SECTION 2. Whenever duplicate or erroneous payments have been made
under conditions above stated, and the amount is more than $5.00 and does not
exceed $100.00, credit memos may be issued to apply on the consumerts water
and/or electric account.
SECTION 3. Whenever the adjustment of a grater and/or electric account
is required, by reason of over-reading of meters, .defective meters, mechanical
faults in meters, or errors in billing, the Department Head, upon verification
of the error, is authorized to issue a credit memo for benefit of the con-
sumerts account not to exceed $100.009 otherwise the adjustment shall be sub-
mitted to the City Manager for disposition. The credit memo shall state the
facts justifying issuance.
SECTION 4. The City Finance Officer shall prescribe forms to be used
for the purposes stated in Sections 1 (One), 2 (Two) and 3 (Three), and no
refund shall be made unless the error is verified by the Department Head.
SECTION 5. All claims for damages to property caused by water line
breaks and/or power failures shall be made in writing and itemized and',signed by
claimant and filed with the Department Head and City Secretary. The department
head shall investigate the claim and make written report to the City Manager for
approval or disapproval according to the City's liability, if any. City
Manager may authorize payment when liability, if any, is approved by City
Attorney, and the amount does `not exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) .
Claims exceeding $500.00 shall be submitted to the City Commission for con-
sideration.
SECTION 6. The authority here granted shall not be construed as apply-
ing to any. other department of the City of Lubbocke
'On motion of Commissioner Davis , seconded by Commission
Morris , this resolution was passed this may of EebML:i.
1954.
Commissioners voting "YEA": Morris,Carpenter & Davis & Mayor Tripp
_ A Commissioners voting "NAY": None
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