04/07/1981 AgreementADDENDUM TO FRANCHISE
AGREEMENT
THIS ADDENDUM is made and entered into in duplicate originals
this 7th day of April , 1981.
WITNESSETH:
Section 9 and Section 17 of the Franchise Agreement heretofore
made and entered into by and between the Board of County Commissioners
of Monroe County, Florida and BALTUFF SERVICE, INC. in January of
1978 be and same is hereby amended to read as follows:
9. Compensation to the Collector: Compensation for the
Collector for residential and commercial collections shall be esta-
blished annually in accordance with the procedure set forth in Monroe
County Ordinance No. 10-1977, Section 37.
From January 1, 1981 through December 31, 1981, the Collector
shall receive the sum of $5.00 per month for each residential unit in
his territory for which the Special Assessment levied in accordance
with Ordinance No. 10-1977 has been made. Commencing February 10, 1981
and each consecutive month thereafter on the loth day of each month, the
Board shall furnish to the Collector a copy of the Special Assessment
roll of his territory showing each residential unit in his territory
for which he is obligated to serve. Said assessment roll shall be
accompanied by a Court Warrant made payable to the Collector in an
amount equal to $5.00 for each residential assessment for the current
month's period.
Commencing on February 10, 1981 and on the loth day of each
consecutive month thereafter, the Collector shall furnish to the
Board a list of all commercial accounts collected by him the preceding
month and the gross amount of income collected and shall pay unto
the County twenty (200) percent of the gross incomes received from
said commercial accounts in his territory. The commercial percentage
payable to the County for future years may be increased or decreased
depending on the decision of the Board of County Commissioners during
the conduct of rate hearings held pursuant to Ordinance No. 10-1977.
The Collector shall note which commercial accounts have not
been paid and the amount of said delinquency owing. For any commer-
cial account delinquent for one (1) month, the Collector shall have
the right to discontinue service to said account and he shall notify
the Director of the Municipal Service District of said discontinuance.
The Collector shall, on the month following collection of
any delinquent account, include said information on his list furnished
to the County and shall pay the twenty (200) percentowing to the
Board.
The Collector shall use consecutively numbered receipt books
furnished by the Collector and the Collector shall account for all
commercial payments to him by use of said receipt books. A receipt
shall be issued to each commercial account making payment be the same
by way of cash payment, check or money order. Said receipt shall show
the date of payment, name of the account, amount of payment and shall
indicate whether said payment was by check, cash or money order.
The Collector shall make every effort to collect delinquent commercial
accounts.
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The amounts payable to the Collector for residential accounts
in future years, shall be determined by the Board on an annual basis.
The Board may increase or decrease the residential compensation pay-
able to the Collector depending on the financial information made known
to the County during rate hearings held pursuant to Ordinance No. 10-1977
17. AUDIT: The Collector's books shall be open to inspection
or audit at any time at the County's request and expense and said
records shall at all times be maintained in an office situated in
Monroe County. A complete yearly audit shall be provided by the
Collector to the County and shall be provided no later than the 1st
day of April of each year at the Collector's expense. The first
audit shall be provided by April 1, 1979 and shall be prepared by a
Certified Public Accountant licensed by the State of Florida. Said
audit shall be prepared in accordance with the requirements established
by the Auditor General of the State of Florida with appropriate con-
sultation from the franchise collector. Provided, however, the Clerk
shall not require any audit procedures more comprehensive or costly
than the Auditor General shall require.
A monthly statement shall be provided to the County by the
Collector showing the gross receipts collected by the Collector for
the preceding month's commercial collections. (Also see Section 9
of this Agreement.) Said monthly statements shall be prepared in
accordance with a format mutually agreed upon by the Collector and
the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners and said statement
shall be accompanied by the Collector's check made payable to the
County in an amount representing twenty (20a) percent of said
gross receipts no later than the loth day of each month beginning
February 10, 1981.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Collector has caused these presents to
be signed by its proper officers and its seal to be hereto affixed
and the County has caused these presents to be signed by its Mayor
and Chairman and attested by its Clerk and its corporate seal to be
hereto affixed, all as of the day and year first above written.
DATED: April 7, 1981.
Attest:
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