HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-174-12/07/1982-SUPPORTING PROPOSED STATE LEGISLATION FOR CIVIL REMEDIES BY UTILITIES FOR DIVERSION OF UTILITY SERVI RESOLUTION 82- 174
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
SUPPORTING PROPOSED STATE LEGISLATION FOR
CIVIL REMEDIES BY UTILITIES FOR DIVERSION
OF UTILITY SERVICES
WHEREAS, The City of Fort Collins owns and operates a municipal
utility for the provision of electric service, and
WHEREAS, it is becoming more and more apparent that incidences of
diversion of such utility services by means of bypassing, tampering and
unauthorized metering, account for a substantial loss of such services
without remuneration to the City, and
WHEREAS, such losses result in increased costs to other ratepayers,
and
WHEREAS, the Colorado General Assembly will be considering proposed
legislative changes to specifically provide for certain civil remedies,
including treble damages in certain cases, in order to facilitate collec-
tion of damages from persons responsible for such diversions, and
WHEREAS, The City of Fort Collins desires to endorse efforts in
pursuit of such legislative changes
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that the City of Fort Collins hereby endorses the efforts in
pursuit of legislative changes to provide certain civil remedies, including
treble damages in certain cases, in order to facilitate collection of
damages from persons responsible for losses of revenue to utilities through
diversion of utility services by means of bypassing, tampering, and un-
authorized metering
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this
7th daffy of December, A D 1982
Mayor
ATTEST
City Clerk