City of Baltimore - File #: 07-0305R

• File #: 07-0305R
• Version: 0
• Name: Department of Social Services - Procedures for Prepayment - Electric Bills
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 6/11/2007
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 6/11/2007
• Title: Department of Social Services - Procedures for Prepayment - Electric Bills FOR the purpose of requesting that the Baltimore City Department of Social Services establish procedures for pre-payment of electricity services for its clients households, with the electricity service costs being automatically deducted from future and ongoing benefits to the occupants of the households.
• Sponsors: Belinda Conaway, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, James B. Kraft, Kenneth Harris, Sharon Green Middleton, Vernon E. Crider, Mary Pat Clarke, Edward Reisinger, Agnes Welch, Robert Curran, Helen L. Holton, Keiffer Mitchell, Stephanie President Rawlings-Blake
• Indexes: Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/11/2007	0	City Council	Introduced
6/11/2007	0	City Council	Adopted

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember Conaway


A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
Title
Department of Social Services - Procedures for Prepayment - Electric Bills

FOR the purpose of requesting that the Baltimore City Department of Social Services establish procedures for pre-payment of electricity services for its clients households, with the electricity service costs being automatically deducted from future and ongoing benefits to the occupants of the households.
Body
Recitals

Beginning June 1, 2007, there will be a rate increase put in place on all BGE customers in the State of Maryland. In order to help aid people in paying these increases, the Baltimore City Department of Social Services should have a plan for pre-payment, in which clients of the Department can use their current and future benefits to pre-pay their BGE bills.

In addition to providing clients the ability to pre-pay their BGE bills using their ongoing benefits, this program should also provide for a payment plan for service cut-offs. Currently, if service to a property is cut-off due to non-payment, a customer must then pay the balance in full in order to have services turned back on. This plan should provide customers the ability to repay their past due bills over a certain period of time and allow the arrears to be deducted on a monthly basis. This will allow customers to have their services turned on, while working with BGE and ...