The Hampton City Council voted at a recent regular meeting to adopt a resolution to add to the city’s fee schedule a fee and penalty for unpaid utility services. The proposed penalties include a disconnect fee of $25, a reconnect fee of $25 and a late fee equal to 10 percent of the balance of the account.

Also approved was the first reading of an ordinance that would amend the city’s current budget to allow for the acceptance of $1,000 per full-time public safety official and first responder into the general fund. The money is coming from the federal American Rescue Plan Act, designed to help local governments “respond to workers performing essential work during the COVID-19 public health emergency by providing premium pay to eligible workers.” Information: hamptonga.gov.

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