Ordinance 4000ORDINANCE NO. 4000
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING EDMONDS CITY CODE 7.10
REGARDING WATER SERVICE TO CLARIFY THE
CALCULATION OF DELINQUENCY CHARGES, AND TO
AMEND THE TURN ON AND TURN OFF CHARGES;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND SETTING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Edmonds City Code does not clarify the method of calculation of
delinquency charges for utility bills; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the delinquency charge should be
imposed using a flat $25 fee; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined to raise the dollar amount at which an
account is considered delinquent; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that turn on and turn off charges for the
water utility shall be raised where a water customer requests a turn on after regular working
hours;
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 7.10.025 of the ECC, entitled "Delinquency charge," is hereby
amended to read as follows (new text is shown in underline; deleted text is shown in st-Fike
Delinquency charge.
A charge equal to 10per-cent f the out9tanding balanee of the delinquent tili4 bill
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twenty five (25)dollars shall be added as a fee to each delin vent utility bill, except in cases of
extraordinary hardship as determined by the finance director or his/her
designee. The decision of the finance director can be appealed to the
fin.nee ..,..,,mittee of the Edmonds city council by filing an U12eal with city clerk later
than fourteen daya aftcr the director's deci ' n was mailed. The account shall be considered
delinquent if full payment is not made within 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. In order to be
considered delinquent the outgandinp. princiglebalance of an account must total at least $24
40.00 or- Fnere of delin.,..aney, and no delinquency charge shall be levied against any de[4R1uerrt
account balance under $2440.00. 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 limit the city's collection of its attorneys' fees and other reasonable costs and charges in the
event it is forced to seek judicial remedy for collection. Nothing herein shall be inte reted to
limit the city's ability to enforce a sewerage lien on properties for delinquent_ and unpaid
sewerage utility bills as authorized by RCW 35.67.200 through 35.67.290, including terminating
water service until charges are paid and/or pursuing sewerage lien foreclosure.
Section 2. Section 7.10.070 of the ECC, entitled "Turn on and turn off charges," is
hereby amended to read as follows (new text is shown in underline; deleted text is shown in
7.10.070 Turn on and turn off charges.
The charge for turning off the water at the main shall be $20.00 and the charge for
turning on-ef-e€f-the water other- than the main shall be $20.00 if done during regular working
hours. If the water is turned on or off at any time other than during regular working hours, there
charge shall be an additional charge of 75-00-$125.00.
Section 3. Apl2licabilit . The provisions of this ordinance shall be applicable to
existing delinquent account balances and the delinquency charge on such balances shall be
calculated in conformance with Section 1, above, except in cases where applying the fee
calculated under Section 1 would increase the amount of the delinquency charge, in which case,
the delinquency charge calculated under Section 1 would only be added to accounts that continue
to be delinquent after the effective date of this ordinance.
Section 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, clause, sentence, or phrase of this
ordinance should be held invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of
the remaining portions of this ordinance.
Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance, being administrative in nature, is not
subject to referendum and shall take effect five (5) days after passage and publication of an
approved summary thereof consisting of the title.
VED:
AYOR DAVE EARLING
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
CI ERK, S ' SSEY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
BY
JEFF ARADAY
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: May 15, 2015
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: May 19, 2015
PUBLISHED: May 24, 2015
EFFECTIVE DATE: May 29, 2015
ORDINANCE NO. 4000
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO.4000
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 19th day of May, 2015, the City Council of the City of Edmonds, passed
Ordinance No. 4000. A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting of the title,
provides as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING EDMONDS CITY CODE
7.10 REGARDING WATER SERVICE TO CLARIFY
THE CALCULATION OF DELINQUENCY CHARGES,
AND TO AMEND THE TURN ON AND TURN OFF
CHARGES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 20th day of May, 2015.
CITY ERK, S SEY
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Everett Daily Herald
Affidavit of Publication
State of Washington }
County of Snohomish } ss
Kathleen Landis being first duly sworn, upon
oath deposes and says: that he/she is the legal
representative of the Everett Daily Herald a
daily newspaper. The said newspaper is a legal
newspaper by order of the superior court in the
county in which it is published and is now and
has been for more than six months prior to the
date of the first publication of the Notice
hereinafter referred to, published in the English
language continually as a daily newspaper in
Snohomish County, Washington and is and
always has been printed in whole or part in the
Everett Daily Herald and is of general
circulation in said County, and is a legal
newspaper, in accordance with the Chapter 99
of the Laws of 1921, as amended by Chapter
213, Laws of 1941, and approved as a legal
newspaper by order of the Superior Court of
Snohomish County, State of Washington, by
order dated June 16, 1941, and that the annexed
is a true copy of EDH634893 ORDINANCE
3999, 4000 as it was published in the regular
and entire issue of said paper and not as a
supplement form thereof for a period of 1
issue(s), such publication commencing on
05/24/2015 and ending on 05/24/2015 and that
said newspaper was regularly distributed to its
subscribers during all of said period.
The amount of the fee for such publication is
$37.84.
CCU
Subscribed and sworn before me on this
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G
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Notary Public in and for the State of
Washington.
City of Edmonds - LEGAL ADS 114101416
SCOTT PASSEY
DEBRA ANN GRIGG
Notary Public
State of Washington
My Commission Expires
October 31, 2017
ECETVED
MAY 2 7 2015
EDMONDS CITY CLERK
--T— SUMMAf[YOFORDINANCES
of the City of Edmonds, Washln0t0n
On the l9th day of May, 2f115, the Glty GounalF o! the GI[y of
E#monds passed the following Ordinances. A summery a! the
content al said ardinanaes, consisting of Mlles, are provided as
follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF HE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING CERTAIN 'FILLING OF VACANCIES" PROVISIONS
OF ECC 10.25 ('CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION"); PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY, AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
RDINANCE NO.4000
AN ORDINANCE OFTHE~ M" Of EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING EDMONDS CITY CODE 7.10 REGARDING WATER
SERVICE TO CLARIFY THE CALCULATION OF DELINOUENCY
CHARGES, AND TO AMEND THE TURN ON AND TURN OFF
CHARGES: PROVIDING FOR SEVERAB:JTY, AND SETTING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The full text of these Ordlnanm will be mailed upon request
DATED this 20Ih day of May, 20IS.
CITY CLERK, SCOTT PASSEY
Wished: May 24, 2015. EDH634893