HomeMy WebLinkAbout3501 ORDINANCE NO. 3 501
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington making
changes to Chapters 3.64 and 13.16 of the Port Angeles Municipal
Code relating to utility billing.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES DO 1-11-H-REBY
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Ordinance 2112 as amended and Chapter 3.64 of the Port Angeles
Municipal Code relating to delinquent utility billing are hereby amended by amending
Section 3.64.060 to read as follows:
3.64.060 Delinquent bills—When.
All Mfilfty bills, ex-eeptMedie4- shall be delinquent if payment therefore is not
received by the City on or before the thirtieth twenty-fifth day after the mailing of t
bill date.
Medie 1 bills shall be delinquent if pa�%nent is not r-eeeived by the 90-th da�,
Section 2. Ordinance 2693 as amended and Chapter 3.64 of the Port Angeles
Municipal Code relating to delinquent utility billing are hereby amended by amending
Section 3.64.075 to read as follows:
3.64.075 Delinquent utility bills—Penalty.
All billings for utility services remaining unpaid. after the thirtieth twenty-fifth day
after the mailing of t bill date shall be assessed. interest at the rate of one percent
per month on the unpaid balance, commencing with the date of delinquency. The
mimmiim. penalty assessed shall be $0-.JO-.
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Section 3. Ordinance 2055 as amended. and Chapter 13.16 of the Port Angeles
Municipal Code relating to delinquent utility billing are hereby amended by amending
Section 13.16.040 to read as follows:
13.16.040 Bills delinquent befoi-c next Monthly billing—Notice of delinquent
account.
A. All utility bills of the City shall be delinquent if payment therefore is not received by
the City on or before the thiffit-fl, Insaly&M day after the euffent--ehatg-es hill date
posted on the bill. Such eunvrit-Oharges, due date shall be stated on the bill with
particularity.
B. Upon lapse of a bill into delinquency, the City Manager, or his designee, shall cause a
notice of delinquent account to be deposited in the United States mails, addressed to the
consumer as provided in section 13.16.020.
C. Deposit in the United States mails pursuant to subsection B. of this section shall be
deemed full and complete notice to the consumer of the nature and amount of any
particular utility billing.
D. The notice of delinquent account shall state that unless all delinquencies are corrected
within ten days of the date of the notice of delinquent account, the City will disconnect or
discontinue utility service without further notice on or after a date certain to be stated in
the notice of delinquent account. The notice of delinquent account shall further state that,
if the consumer has questions concerning the amount or disputes the amount of the
account, he may appeal to the Finance Director, or his authorized designee, whose
address and telephone number shall be stated on the notice of delinquent account.
E. An. account that has become delinquent and for which a notice of delinquency is
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issued, may be assessed a penalty fee in accordance with City policy defining chrome
delinquencies in the amount set forth in Chapter 3.70 PAMC.
For the purposes of this subsection, when an account receives a third penalty during
any consecutive 12-month period, the City Manager or his designee may further request a
deposit or additional deposit be submitted in accordance with section 13.16.050, along
with payment or arrangements thereof for the delinquent charges due,
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F. The Finance Director, with the approval of the City Manager, is hereby authorized
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and directed to promulgate rules and policies for the implementation of this Chapter and for
the definition of terms such as "chronic delinquencies".
Section 4 —Waiver of Interest and Penalties. In order to assist with the transition from a
30-day payment due date to a 25-day payment due date, the interest and penalties that
otherwise would be assessed for delinquent utility payments are hereby waived for payments
falling due during the first two months of the change, from July 1, 2014 to September 1,
2014.
Section 5- Coi-rections. The City Clerk and the codifiers of this ordinance are
authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance including, but not lirnited to,
the correction of the scrivener's/clerical errors, references, ordinance numbering,
section/subsection numbers and any references thereto.
Section 6 - S2yU2hj!jtL If any provisions of this Ordinance, or its application to any
person or circumstances, are field invalid,the remainder of the Ordinance, or application of the
provisions of the Ordinance to other persons or circumstances, is not affected.
Section 7 - Effective Date. '11-fis Ordinance, being an exercise of a power specifically
delegated to the City legislative body, is not subject to referendum. This ordinance shall
take effect July 2, 2014 and after publication of an approved summary thereof consisting
of the title.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angel t a regular in ti t' 'd
Council.held on the 6h day of May,2014.
T Dan 4 0VED AS ORM: Di Guilio, ayor
William E. Bloa,--C Attorney
ATTE(ZT:
Jwaness urd, City Clerk
PUBLISHED: May 15 2014
By Surninary
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Summary of Ordinance Adopted by the
Port Angeles City Council
On May 6. 2014
Ordinance No. 3501
THIS ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, makes changes to Chapters 3.64
and 13.16 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to utility billing.
The full texts of the Ordinances are available at City Hall in the City Clerk's office, on the City's
website at www.cityof-pa.us, or will be mailed upon request. Office hours are Monday through
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This Ordinance shall take effect July 2, 2014.
Janessa Hurd, CMC
City Clerk
Publish: May 15, 2014