Disconnection of Duke Energy utility service by BCA Code Enforcement (Volusia County Building & Code Administration)

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act request pursuant to Florida Sunshine Law.

I am hereby requesting the below information regarding Volusia County Building & Code Administration's policies, procedures, and guidelines with regards to disconnection of utility services to customers of Duke Energy Corporation, Deland, Florida.

Please provide the following information as it pertains to Volusia County Building & Code Administration's requests for disconnecting existing electrical utility service, source of energy, fuel or power, to customers of Duke Energy Corporation, Volusia County:

1) Written guidelines, including the relevant sections of Florida Building Code(s) and Volusia County Municipal Code of Ordinance, authorizing a utility disconnection by Code Enforcement officials.
2) Standard operation procedures followed when requesting the disconnection of utility service, energy, fuel or power to customers of Duke Energy Corporation, Volusia County.
3) The basis for establishing a reasonable cause of action or determination for disconnecting utility service, energy, fuel or power by Code Enforcement officials to customers of Duke Energy Corporation, Volusia County.
4) The number of disconnect requests that have been made to Duke Energy Corporation by Volusia County Building & Code Administration for the period January 1, 2022 through present.
5) The property addresses where disconnect requests have been made by Volusia County Building & Code Administration to Duke Energy Corporation, Volusia County, and the ticket numbers.
6) The number of Notices of Violation, Notice of Hearings, and Stop Work Orders that have been issued in relation to Code Enforcement requests for utility service power disconnects, for the period January 1, 2022 through present, and the corresponding case numbers.
7) The name of the Code Enforcement building official(s) who have signed off on the disconnect requests to Duke Energy Corporation, Volusia County.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge, processed by a representative of the news media/press, and is not for commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request.

I would prefer the request be filed electronically, by e-mail attachment if available.

Should my request be refused, kindly provide the specific legislative citation for the rejection, as required by Section 119.07(1)(d) of the Florida Statutes.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within a reasonable time frame, according to Section 119.07(1)(a),(c) of the Florida Statutes.

Sincerely,

Lourdes Gonzalez