Ordinance 31560006.030.003(A)
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ORDINANCE NO. 315-6-
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF
CHAPTER 3.50 RELATING TO MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES
IN ORDER TO AMEND SECTION 3.50.020 CHARGES --
INSUFFICIENT FUNDS AND OTHER RETURNED CHECKS
AND ADDING A NEW SECTION 3.50.030 TO PROVIDE FOR
A DELINQUENCY CHARGE ON CITY UTILITY ACCOUNTS
AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE.
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it to be inappropriate for the general citizenry
to bear the costs imposed upon the City when an individual fails to timely pay their utility bill
or when an insufficient funds check is provided to the City, and
WHEREAS, the City incurs a variety of costs in order to return and process
insufficient funds checks and receive payment or in the process of notifying a customer of
delinquency in obtaining payment, and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that a charge of $18.00 is commensurate with
the City's actual cost of processing and obtaining payment for insufficient funds checks and
approximately 10 percent of the amount of the utility billing, providing the Council deems it
appropriate to establish a minimum level of $21.00 relating to the threshold before a utility bill
is considered delinquent in order to avoid imposing unnecessary costs on de minimis charges,
NOW, THEREFORE,
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THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 3.50.020 of the Edmonds City Code Charges -- Insufficient
Funds and Other Returned Checks is hereby amended to read as follows:
3.50.020 Charges -- Insufficient Funds and Other Returned
Checks.
A charge of $18.00 shall be assessed against any person who has
made a 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 insufficient funds on account, closure of the account,
or any other reason resulting in nonpayment of the check. The
$18.00 fee shall be paid prior to the application of any payment
against the fee or charge initially assessed. Nothing herein shall
be interpreted to limit or prohibit the City from collecting
reasonable attorney's fees in the event that it is enforced to collect
the account through a judicial remedy.
Section 2. Chapter 3.50 Miscellaneous Charges is hereby amended by the
addition of a new Section 3.50.030 Delinquency Charge to read as follows:
3.50.030 Delinquency Charge.
A charge equal to 10 percent of the outstanding balance of the
delinquent utility bill shall be added as a fee, except in cases of
extraordinary hardship as determined by the Public Works
Superintendent or his /her designee. The decision of the Public
Works Superintendent shall be appealable to the Finance
Committee of the Edmonds City Council. The account shall be
considered delinquent 35 days after the sending of the regular
billing. Such delinquency notice and billing will be provided 35
days following the mailing of a regular utility bill. This charge
shall be applicable to all delinquent utility billing accounts except
for commercial and sewer only accounts. In order to be
considered delinquent an account must total $21.00 or more of
delinquency, and no delinquency charge shall be levied against any
delinquent account under $21.00. This delinquency charge shall
be paid prior to the application of any payment against the fee or
charge initially assessed and nothing herein shall be interpreted to
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limit the City's collections of its attorney's fees and other
reasonable costs and charges in the event it is forced to seek
judicial remedy for collection.
Section 3. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction,
such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other
section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance.
Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance, being an administrative action, is not
subject to referendum and shall take effect five (5) days after publication of an approved
summary thereof consisting of the title.
APPROVED:
MMAYOR, BARBARA
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED :
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CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
BY
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 08/01/97
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 08/05/97
PUBLISHED: 08/10/97
EFFECTIVE DATE: 08/15/97
ORDINANCE NO. 3156
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 3156
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 5th day of August , 199 7 , the City Council of the City of Edmonds,
passed Ordinance No. 3156 A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting
of the title, provides as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE
PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 3.50 RELATING TO MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES IN
ORDER TO AMEND SECTION 3.50.020 CHARGES -- INSUFFICIENT FUNDS AND
OTHER RETURNED CHECKS AND ADDING A NEW SECTION 3.50.030 TO PROVIDE
FOR A DELINQUENCY CHARGE ON CITY UTILITY ACCOUNTS AND FIXING A TIME
WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 6th day of August , 199 7
CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
IVED
Summary of ordinance No. 3156
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nance will be mailed,- upon
request. ................................................................. ...............................
DATED this 8th .dey of " " " " "' " "' " " " " " " " " " " "' " " " " ""
August, 1997.
SANDRA s. CHASE a printed copy of which is hereunto attached, was published, in said
City
Published: A Cuglerk ust 10, 11997. newspaper proper and not in supplement form, in the regular and
entire edition of said paper on the following days and times, namely:
August 10, 1997
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a tat? said newspaper was regL la r1 distributed to its subscribers
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Affidavit of Publication
EDMOND$ CITY CLERK
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH,
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SUMMARY OF —
The undersigned, being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says
ORDINANCE NO. 3150
of the City of
Edmonds, Washington
that she is Principal Clerk of THE HERALD, a daily newspaper
On the 5th day of Au ust,
I97, the City Council .ora the
printed and published in the City of Everett, County of Snohomish,
Ityy of Edmonds passed,.
No. 315 A sum
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dinance, consisting : of the
and State of Washington; that said newspaper is a newspaper of
provides as follow
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general circulation in said County and State; that said newspaper
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has been approved as a legal newspaper by order of the Superior
OF CHAPTER
50' RELATING TO MISCEL-
,NEOUS CHARGES IN_OR-
Court of Snohomish County and that the notice ......... ...............................
Summary of ordinance No. 3156
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nance will be mailed,- upon
request. ................................................................. ...............................
DATED this 8th .dey of " " " " "' " "' " " " " " " " " " " "' " " " " ""
August, 1997.
SANDRA s. CHASE a printed copy of which is hereunto attached, was published, in said
City
Published: A Cuglerk ust 10, 11997. newspaper proper and not in supplement form, in the regular and
entire edition of said paper on the following days and times, namely:
August 10, 1997
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a tat? said newspaper was regL la r1 distributed to its subscribers
darn -all of said period.
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this ..........11th ..................
day August ................. ...1.......................
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Public in a or the Eate o Washington,
residing at Everett, Snohomi C City.
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