Opp citizens who want to stay warm this week can now pay their utility bills online from home thanks to the city’s addition of an online utility payment feature to their website.
The addition went live “about a week ago,” according to Mayor John Bartholomew, and has undergone a number of tests to ensure that it is operating properly. The new payment option was announced during Monday’s city council meeting.
“All of our tests came back positive,” Bartholomew saidYou can visit our website to pay your bills now that it is live.”
The new payment option, according to Bartholomew, could not have come at a better time as many residents are trying to stay inside during the record-low winter temperatures.
It’s something I’ve really wanted to do since taking office, and we worked very hard to put it all together, he said.We really wanted to do it to make everything more convenient for everyone, so we did it.”
Bartholomew stated on Tuesday that residents have also heeded the city’s warnings about power consumption even though the worst of this week’s weather appears to have passed.
“We haven’t had any outages,” he said”We’ve been requesting people to lower the thermostats, put on an extra blanket, and other similar things.””
At the same meeting on Monday, the council also authorized spending $22,655 on a 2013 pick-up truck for the Parks and Recreation division.
In contrast, the price for a 2014 pickup truck that was approved in an amendment during the Dec 17, 2013, meeting
Bartholomew claimed that the new price, which increased by $543 for a truck that was a year older than the vehicle in the original budget, had to be approved.The 2013 pick-up, according to Bartholomew, was discovered on a lot rather than having to order one and have it shipped to Opp.
He explained, “We put in a bid for the truck and the price went up, but it was still less than what we would have paid to order one, which would have taken eight weeks.”
To make a payment, you may use this official links below:
City of Opp Alabama
http://www.cityofopp.com/
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Utility Administration – City of Opp Alabama
http://www.cityofopp.com/index.php/utilities-admin/
You may pay your bill by walk-in, drive thru, night deposit, bank draft, mail or pay online . We accept cash, check, Mastercard, Visa, and Discover.