Council votes to increase penalties on late garbage payments

WINFIELD -  In an effort to rein in the late payment of garbage bills, the Winfield City council passed a resolution that increases the monetary penalty on a late payment.
“Mayor, we’re having some issues with people not paying their garbage bills in a timely manner,” Winfield City Attorney Todd Atkinson said, introducing the resolution at the council’s Tuesday, April 2, meeting.
Atkinson said resolution 1240 establishes a new procedure for the creation of a garbage account, clarifies the type of information required to open an account and provides for the interruption and suspension of service if a bill is not paid on time.
“The most telling and informative part of this resolution is the last page under suspension of services,” Atkinson said holding a copy of the resolution.