HomeMy WebLinkAbout2371Ordinance No. 2371
(Amending or Repealing Ordinances)
CFN=599 — Water System Plan Amendments
Passed - 11/1/1982
Procedures for Utility Applications & Billing — Amending KCC Ch. 9.02
Amended by Ord. 3864
ORDINANCE NO.�
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Kent,
Washington, relating to utilities; amending
Chapter 7.02 of the Kent City Code; providing
procedures for applications for utilities
service, establishing procedures for billing for
utilities service, designating the City
Treasurer as the person responsible for accept-
ing payment for utilities service, and providing
procedures for handling delinquent utilities
accounts; repealing Ordinances 1775, 1820, 1955,
and 2300.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON, DO
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 7.02 of the Kent City Code is amended
as follows:
"7.02.040. APPLICATION. All applications for utility
service for garbage and storm drainage, and for service on
established accounts of water ((T)) and sewer, (( 9af age and ste eft
a«�)) shall be made to the Kent Finance Department. The
written application shall be made by the owner or authorized agent
of the property where service is requested. For a new service for
water or sewer, the application shall be made to the Department of
Public Works, which, after approval, will then be taken to the
Finance Department to be processed in the normal manner. Whenever
an application for utility service is made by an agent, the agent
shall submit written authority from the owner authorizing said
agent to receive that utility service requested. Included in this
written authority will be an acknowledgment that the owner is
legally liable for all service.
"7.02.080. UTILITY ACCOUNTS. All accounts for water,
sewer, garbage, and storm drainage shall be kept in the name of
the owner; PROVIDED, ( (e�)) that whenever the owner by
written stipulation directs that the account shall be billed to a
renter, tenant or lessee, and within such stipulation acknowledges
his legal liability for the payment of said account, said account
may be billed to the renter, tenant or lessee. No change of
ownership or occupancy shall affect the application of this
Chapter.
"7.02.120. PAYMENTS RECEIVED. All moneys received for
the payment of utility bills shall be by the
City Treasur( (-y-) )er ( A4e19-�4il,13-) ) or ((} ) ) authorized agent.
"7.02.160. DELINQUENT UTILITY BILLS. All utility bills
are due and payable in the office of the City Treasurer within ten
(10) days after the billing date appearing on the bill. Bills not
paid within twenty-one (21) days of the billing date shall be
considered delinquent; PROVIDED, that when the 21st day falls on a
legal holiday, Saturday or Sunday, the first business day there-
after shall be considered the 21st day. If it becomes necessary
to mail out a
past due reminder for a delinquent utility account,
a fee of $5.00 will be added to such utility account
(1) Delinquent Water Bill.
A. When a charge for water service is delinquent,
the service shall be subject to shut-off ( upon notice
to the customer. Regulations governing issuance of notice,
consistent with this Chapter, shall be promulgated by the Director
of Finance. The service shall not be restored until full payment
of the delinquent account is received, together with a water
turn-off/on charge of Twenty -Five dollars ($25).
B. Whenever a water service is in the name of a
renter, tenant or lessee, and is subject to turn-off for delin-
quency, the Utilities Department will send a duplicate notice of
delinquency to the owner of record shown on the application for
service.
(2) Delinquent Sewer Bill.
A. When a charge for sewer service is delinquent,
the City shall have a lien for delinquent and unpaid charges, plus
penalties, which lien shall be effected in accordance with RCW
35.67.210. Liens for sewer service shall be effective for a
period not to exceed six months delinquent charges without the
necessity of any writing or recording. In order to make such a
lien effective for more than six months, the Director of Finance
will cause to be filed for record in the Office of Records and
Elections of King County a notice setting forth the amount of the
delinquency, the name of the owner or reputed owner who owes the
bill and the description of the lot, tract or parcel to which such
lien shall attach. This lien may be foreclosed in action in
Superior Court.
!I- ( (P4 s 4 a tt,& +z. �. �: -2-04, ) ) A charge ( (e-€•-
)) may be added to any delinquent and
unpaid charge for sewer service in the maximum amount allowed by
RCW 35.67.200.
(3) Delinquent Garbage Bill.
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When a charge for garbage service is delinquent, the
City shall have a lien for delinquent and unpaid charges, plus
penalties which lien shall be effected in accordance with RCW
35.21.130-150; i.e., the lien must be filed with the King County
Department of Records and Elections within 90 days of the date the
service was provided. Foreclosure on the lien must be commenced
in Superior Court within 8 months of the time the lien was
recorded, and can include all delinquent and unpaid charges from
the beginning of the 90 day period until the time of foreclosure.
(4) Provided, that the remedies set forth above are not
meant to be exclusive and that the City may use any alternate
method of collecting delinquent charges that is available under
common law or the laws of the State of Washington."
Section 2. A new Section 7.02.010 is added to the Kent
City Code as follows:
"7.02.010. MUNICIPAL UTILITY BILLING DEPARTMENT. There
is created a Municipal Utility Billing Department under the
supervision of the Director of Finance. The Director of Finance
shall report to the City Administrator."
Section 3. Ordinances 1775, 1820, 1955, and 2300 are
hereby repealed.
Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in
force five (5) days from and after its passage, approval and
publication as provided by law.
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ATTEST:
I ABEL HOGAN, MAY
MARIE JENS , CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
P. STEP HE Di.JULIO, CITY TTORNEY
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PASSED the l day of 'Ike, _V_ , 1982.
APPROVED
the __day
of
, 1982.
PUBLISHED
the day
of
�� _
, 1982.
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance
No. , passed by the City Council of the City of Kent,
Washington, and approved by the Mayor of the City of Kent as hereo
indicated.
3350-91A
(SEAL)
MARIE jENSEN, OITY CLERK
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