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County Administrator's Report 15. 20.

BCC Regular Meeting

Budget & Finance Consent

Meeting Date:	02/16/2017
Issue: Write-Off of Accounts Receivable
From:	Mike Weaver
Department:	Public Safety
CAO Approval:

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation Concerning the Write-Off of Accounts Receivable Recorded in the Emergency Medical Service Fund as Uncollectible Bad Debts - Michael D. Weaver, Public Safety Department Director

That the Board adopt the Resolution authorizing the write-off of $2,241,362.56, in Accounts Receivable that have been recorded in the Emergency Medical Service Fund of Escambia County and have been determined to be uncollectible bad debts.

This Resolution allows an accounting transaction to be recorded and in no way should be construed to be a forgiveness of debt. This Resolution includes write-offs from Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Ambulance Billings for the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2016-2017 for 4,811 accounts that have been through all phases of the billing and collection cycles, to include all primary and secondary insurance filing, private pay processing pre-collection letter(s), and/or referral to the secondary collection agency.

BACKGROUND:

This Resolution allows an accounting transaction to be recorded and in no way should be construed to be a forgiveness of debt. This Resolution includes write-offs from EMS Ambulance Billings for the 1st quarter of Fiscal Year 2016-2017 for 4,811 accounts that have been through all phases of the billing and collection cycles, to include all primary and secondary insurance filing, private pay processing pre-collection letter(s), and /or referral to the secondary collection agency. All accounts have been with the secondary collection agency for at least 120 days. All avenues for collection have been exhausted and we are confident these accounts are truly uncollectible, and any further action would be unproductive.

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

N/A

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:

Assistant County Attorney Kristen Hual has reviewed and approved the Resolution as to form and legal sufficiency on February 2, 2017.

PERSONNEL:

N/A

POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:

N/A

IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:

N/A

Attachments
Resolution
Bad Debt Write-Off