COLLECTION AGENTS FOR ELECTRIC AND WATER UTILITY BILLS

Jacksonville Ordinance Code tit. III, ch. 40, pt. 3

in effect

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 40.301 Tax Collector authorized to appoint agents.

Sec. 40.301. - Tax Collector authorized to appoint agents. For so long as the Tax Collector shall be responsible therefor, the Tax Collector is authorized to appoint and contract with agents to collect and receipt for utility bills for electric accounts of the JEA and water and sewer accounts of the JEA and the Water and Sewer Expansion Authority upon such terms and conditions as the Tax Collector may prescribe and to revoke these appointments and contracts at will; but the exercise of this authority shall not relieve the Tax Collector of the responsibility for accounting for the moneys collected by the agents on the bills. (Ord. 74-1060-441, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 97-229-E, § 12; Ord. 2003-586-E, § 3)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 40.302 Bond and insurance coverage.

Sec. 40.302. - Bond and insurance coverage. Before the Tax Collector appoints a person as a collection agent for the collection and receipt of utility bills, the Tax Collector shall obtain and file with the Corporation Secretary a faithful performance bond, in a form approved by the Office of General Counsel, and a broad form money and securities policy, in a form approved by the Office of General Counsel. The bond and the policy shall each be in an amount determined by the Tax Collector to be a fair representation of the approximate amount of money received by the agent daily, but in no event in an amount less than $1,000. (Ord. 74-1060-441, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 40.303 Advertisement.

Sec. 40.303. - Advertisement. The agents so designated may advertise the fact that they are authorized agents for the collection of water and sewer bills rendered by the JEA and the Water and Sewer Expansion Authority and electricity bills rendered by the JEA. It shall be unlawful for a person in the City to advertise or represent or induce another person to believe that he is an authorized agent for collecting water, sewer or electricity bills, unless he is then and there an authorized agent appointed by and having a valid contract with the Tax Collector. (Ord. 74-1060-441, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 97-229-E, § 12; Ord. 2003-586-E, § 3)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 40.304 Transmittal of receipts.

Sec. 40.304. - Transmittal of receipts. Each collection agent shall transmit to the Tax Collector at the close of each business day the moneys received by him for that particular day and attach thereto the stubs for which he has issued a receipt. Each transmittal shall be accompanied by a report which shall state the number of items handled that day by the collection agent and the amount of money received by him. (Ord. 74-1060-441, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 40.305 Compensation.

Sec. 40.305. - Compensation. The Tax Collector is authorized to compensate designated collection agents at the rate of $0.10 an item collected by the collection agent. The Tax Collector shall keep records of the number of items collected each day by the collection agents and shall pay each agent on a monthly basis according to the number of items collected during that month. (Ord. 74-1060-441, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 85-1033-551, § 1)

Source: City of Jacksonville, Ordinance Code and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/jacksonville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIIEXBR_CH40TACO_PT3COAGELWAUTBIFetched: 10/27/2026