Ordinance 27300006.
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07/25/89
ORDINANCE NO. 2730
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 3.50
MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES TO ADD A NEW SECTION
3.50.020 ASSESSING A TWELVE DOLLAR ($12.00)
CHARGE FOR INSUFFICIENT FUND AND RETURNED CHECKS
AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE.
WHEREAS, the City of Edmonds incurs an added cost in
handling checks returned by a bank due to insufficient funds or
other reasons, and
WHEREAS, it would be in the best interest of the City
to establish a charge in order to cover the costs of handling
return checks, and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that a $12.00 charge is
approximately equal to the cost of the City in handling said
checks, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 3.50 Miscellaneous Charges of the
Edmonds City Code is hereby amended by the addition of a new
section 3.50.020 Char es --Insufficient Funds and Other Returned
Checks to read as follows:
3.50.020 CHARGES --INSUFFICIENT FUNDS AND OTHER
RETURNED CHECKS
A charge of $12.00 dollars shall be assessed against
any person who has made payment to the City by check
for any fee or charge when such check is returned by
the bank against whom it has been drawn due to
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insufficient funds on account, closure of the account,
or any other reason resulting in the non-payment of the
check. The $12.00 penalty shall be paid prior to the
application of any payment against the fee or charge
initially assessed.
Section 2. This ordinance, being an administrative
action, is not subject to referendum and shall take effect five
(5) days after this ordinance or a summary thereof consisting of
the title is published.
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
IT CLERK, JACQUELINE G. PARRETT
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
BY I/ . I -at
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: July 25, 1989
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: August 1, 1989
PUBLISHED: August 6, 1989
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 11, 1989
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Affidavit of Publication
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
COUNTY OF SNOHOP/aISH, ss
The undersigned, being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says
that she is Principal Clerk of THE HERALD, a daily newspaper
printed and published in the City of Everett, County of Snohomish,
and State of Washington; that said newspaper is a newspaper of
general circulation in said County and State; that said newspaper
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Court of Snohomish Count and that the notice .....................................
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no of the tMe. 6r6Vldes as falww6:
SIpMry.of Ordinance No. 2730
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SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
The full talc? of this Ordinance will 66 malled upon request.
OATEO this 1st oay 6f Au - 1969.
JA U LINE O, PARRETT
Published: August 6, 1989.
a printed copy of which is hereunto attached, was published in said
newspaper proper and not in supplement form, in the regular and
entire edition of said paper on the following days and times, namely:
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and that said newspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers
during all of said period.
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Principal Clerk
Subscribed and sworn to before me this.....3th................
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Notary Pu lic in and for the State of Washington,
residing at Everett, Snohomish County.
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