This comes after the municipality failed to pick up that the electricity meter had burnt out in 2007 – a problem that Jordaan’s wife, Roxanne, said she had reported several times over the years.
A new meter was finally installed about a month ago.
Roxanne told Weekend Post last week that a standing debit order which included electricity, water and other municipal charges had been going off their account every month between 2007 and 2015.
The amount that was outstanding has been settled in full, Williams said.
He said the electricity charges were calculated based on a three-month average and the tariff increases over the seven years were also taken into account.
Jordaan’s electricity bill has garnered a lot of attention across the country since it was reported in Weekend Post. Some, including DA Bay mayoral candidate Athol Trollip, accused Jordaan of simply skipping out on his payments, while others believed it was a political ploy to cast doubt on his leadership.
But Williams insisted this week: “The account was paid in full. Normally, the customer can work out a payment plan, but in this case the customer paid it in full.
“When this kind of thing happens, in terms of the policy by-law, there’s a calculation that is done premised on a three-month average. It must take into account the various increases over the period.
“The customer can dispute the calculation, but in this case the customer has not disputed the calculation.
“It won’t be correct to disclose what the calculation was.”
