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33 <br />billed an advice from the county attorney. Na remedies for delinquencies and non- <br />payments are being used, also based on the attorney's advice. <br />Man er's Method -The manager has suggested the use of the annual tax mailings <br />as a vehicle far billing and collecting the fees. According to him, this is similar to <br />billings from other county agencies an the tax bill, While all the remedies for <br />collection of delinquent taxes would not apply if the fees ga unpaid in this setup, <br />the collection rate would probably be much higher than it now is and current <br />remedies far non-payment would not be lost. This method would be applied to <br />both the `der inspection" and the annual "operations permit" options. <br />1F~inanciaY Security <br />'The final aspect of the expansion proposal discussed by the committee was the <br />financial security far repair of septic systems when they fail. The types of security <br />requirements discussed were bonding,~revolving funds, escrow accounts, up front <br />replacement money, initial dual drainfield installation, and slow interest/no <br />interest capital reserve fund coining Pram fee augmentation, <br />The committee reached no agreement on whether a security plan was necessary for <br />all systems, which method would be better or how any plan, would be <br />implemented. There was general agreement that larger and higher risk systems <br />should be under some sort of security plan for eventual repairs and that lower <br />income citizens should have access to grants or low interest loans for system <br />replacement. The county attorney will also provide guidance on this matter before <br />the plans are finalized. <br />~...~.. ~ n _ r ~ ., <br />