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Home My WebLink About3531 ORDINANCE NO. 3!�3� AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington making changes to Chapter 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 HEREBY 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 - Utllity �e—When. All utility bills are due and payable,without further notice,when properly deposited by the City in the United States mail.All utility bills of the City shall be past due if payment therefor is not received by the City on or Before the twenty-lillh,day atler the bill date pcosted on-the bill The due date shall be_stated_on-the bill with particula rity._AlI utility bills-shall be delinquent ih not received by-the City-011 or before the twenty litlh day alier the, bill date. Section 2. Ordinance 2693 as amended and Chapter 3.64 of the Port Angeles Municipal E 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—CnterestPenalty. All billings for utility services remaining unpaid at tile close of business after on the twetlty#-fth 111i day after the bill date shall be delinouent. interest on delincipent utility bills_shall_be assessed in accordance with-PAMC 13.16 Ob2_and he assessed interest at the rate of one percent per month on the unpaid balance, commencing with the date of delinquency. 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 -Notice of delinquent account. A. All utility bills of the City shall be delinquent p ,K-4ie if payment therefor is not received by the City on or before the twenty-fifth day after the bill date posted on the bill. Such due date shall be stated on the bill with particularity. 1 B. A11 uttlrty bills of the City_shall be delinquent if paymc,nt_thereffir is riot received by_the Q e7n,oi h4fsArc th_t tlurty_3hir.�i_�iay t f �r ttit.—R cii3t�po to i_c�ii__t�tc b llx Upon lapse of a bill into delinquency at__thc close of__busincss t» _thc,__thill third day affe_the bill date} 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 which has become delinquent and for which a notice of delinquency is issued, may be assessed a penalty fee in accordance with City policy defining chronic 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. F. The Finance Director, with the approval of the City Manager, is hereby authorized 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. Ordinance 2113 as amended and Chapter 13.16 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to delinquent utility billing are hereby amended by amending Section 13.16.062 to read as follows: 2 i 13.16.062 - Delinquent account—Interest charge. If a delinquent account is not either satisfied in full, or arrangements for deferred payment made, in accordance with the terms of this chapter, the C=ity-Maiiagei- or his-designee shall-atisess-all interest shall be charged against the amount of such delinquent account, at the rate of one percent per month on the unpaid balance, commencing with the date of the delinquency. T'he-nriiiiinum i}3#eies l =e-a ssessed sh414ieA4 750 Section 5- Corrections. The City Clerk and the codifiers of this ordinance are authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance including, but not limited to, the correction of the scrivener's/clerical errors, references, ordinance numbering, section/subsection numbers and any references thereto. ' Section 6- Severability. If any provisions of this Ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstances, are held invalid,the remainder of the Ordinance, or application of the provisions of the Ordinance to other persons or circumstances, is not affected. Section 7- I�,11cctive. Date. This Ordinance, being an exercise of a power specifically delegated to the City legislative body, is not subject to referendum. This ordinance shall take effect five (5) days after passage and publication of an approved summary thereof consisting of the title. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 1�day of March,2015. Dan Di Guilio, Mayor PVj E,D A$.-TO r William E. Bloor, City Attorney E SJ ennifer Veneklasen, City Clerk PUBLISHED: (� 2015 By Summary 3 Summary of Ordinance Adopted by the Port Angeles City Council On March 17, 2015 Ordinance No. 3531 THIS ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, makes changes to Chapter 3.64 and 13.16 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to utility billing. This Ordinance shall take effect 5 days after passage and publication of summary. The full texts of the Ordinances are available at City Hall in the City Clerk's office, on the City's website at www.citfpa.us, or will be mailed upon request. Office hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Jennifer Veneklasen City Clerk Publish: March 27, 2015 i i