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Resolution 22-26

The City of Monticello, Iowa

IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MONTICELLO, IOWA

RESOLUTION #2022-26

Resolution to Approve Franchise Fee Rebate to Orbis Manufacturing.

WHEREAS, the City collects a franchise fee on all Alliant electric accounts in the City of Monticello and has a procedure in place to rebate the franchise fee collected by Alliant on tax exempt production electricity, and

WHEREAS, Production Electricity users must complete a City Rebate Form and present same to the City for approval before receiving the rebate or reimbursement, and

WHEREAS, The City of Monticello apparently adopted a “Rebate Program” for production exempt electricity, the terms of same requiring that Rebate/Reimbursement requests must be submitted to the City within thirty (30) days after the end of the quarter to be eligible for the rebate, with the end of the quarter being considered to fall on the last day of the billing cycle which includes the last day of the quarter, and

WHEREAS, Orbis has submitted Rebate requests for the 3rd quarter, covering the period from June 29, 2020 to September 28, 2020 and same having been submitted on 10/19/2020.  They were reimbursed for the franchise fees for the period of June 29, 2020 to July 30, 2020 in the amount of $3,333.16, as this was the only invoice that reflected the production exempt electricity, and

WHEREAS, Orbis has submitted Rebate requests for the 3rd and 4th quarters of 2020 and the first three quarters of 2021 to the City.  The Rebate requests for the 2nd and 3rd quarters of 2021 were not timely filed and were delinquent, and

WHEREAS, If the Rebate requests had been timely submitted, with the exemption status correct Orbis would have been entitled to rebates totaling $35,599.77, and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Monticello, Iowa does hereby direct the City Clerk’s Office to pay $35,599.77 to Orbis Manufacturing.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused the Great Seal of the City of Monticello, Iowa to be affixed hereto.  Done this 21st day February, 2022.

David Goedken, Mayor

Attest:

Sally Hinrichsen, City Clerk