The San Marcos City Council directed staff to move forward with the creation of a utility assistance program, with a maximum of $1,500 per account, to help those economically affected by the pandemic and the recent winter storm.
The city has not been conducting utility disconnections and late fees for nonpayment due to COVID-19 for nearly a year now. With $1.26 million outstanding in bills on 1,359 residential accounts and $1.16 million outstanding in 125 commercial accounts, staff recommended resuming disconnections on Aug. 1 and implementing an assistance program in the interim to whittle down the delinquencies.
After discussion, the councilmembers voted to resume disconnections on Aug. 1, 2021, and create an assistance fund of $1 million from the expected Coronavirus Relief Funds.
