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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1955ORDINANCE NO. ' -1 �5 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Kent, Wash- , ington, amending Sections 6 and 7 of Ordinance 3 1775, as amended by Sections 1 and 2 of Ordi- nance 1820, relating to delinquent utility bills. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 6 of Ordinance 1775, as amended by Section 1 of Ordinance 1820, which reads as follows: "Section 6. Utility Billings. 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 21 days of the billing date shall be subject to shut off of service, without notice to customer. Service shall not be restored, in the case of water and sewer, until full payment of delinquent amounts is received, together with a water turn on charge of $3.00; provided however, 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. Whenever a water or sewer bill is in the name of the renter, tenant or lessee, and is sub- ject to turn off for delinquency, the Finance Department will send a duplicate notice of delinquency to the owner of record shown on the application for utilities, as well as the renter/tenant. In the event a turn off is made, with a subsequent turn on, the owner of record will be notified of such action by the City." is hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 6. 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 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 thereafter shall be considered the 21st day." Section 2. Section 7 of Ordinance 1775, as amended by Section 2 of Ordinance 1820, which reads as follows: "Section 7. Lien for Delinquent Charges. Whenever a sewer, garbage or storm drain customer does not have a Kent water account, and collection cannot be enforced through discontinuance of water service, the City of Kent shall have a lien for delinquent i I and unpaid charges for said utility service, and penalties; which lien shall be effective in accordance with RCW 35.67.210 relating to Sewerage liens and RCW 35.21.150 relating to Garbage liens. !Liens for sewer shall be effective for a total not to exceed six (6) months delinquent charges without the necessity of any writ- ing or recording. In the case of garbage accounts, liens shall be effective for a total not to exceed three (3) months without the necessity of any writing or recording. In order to make a lien effective for more than six (6) months, in the case of sewer, and three (3) months in the case of garbage, the Director of Finance will cause to be filed for record in the office of the Director 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 jof land to which such lien shall attach. This lien may be fore- closed in an action in the Superior Court." is hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 7. Delinquent Utility Bills - Collection. 7A. Delinquent Water Bill When a charge for water service is delinquent, the service shall be subject to shut-off without notice to the customer. The service shall not be restored until full payment of the delinquent account is received, together with a water turn -on charge of three (3) dollars. Whenever a water service is in the name of a renter, tenant or lessee, and is subject to turn-off for delinquency, the Utilities Department will send a duplicate notice of delinquency to the owner of record shown on the application for service. 7B. Delinquent Sewer Bill When a charge for sewer service is delinquent, the City (shall have a lien for delinquent and unpaid charges, plus penal- ties, 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 - 2 - !County a notice setting forth the amount of the delinquency, the IIname of the owner or reputed owner who owes the bill and the de- Iscription of the lot, tract or parcel to which such lien shall 'iattach. This lien may be foreclosed in an action in Superior iI Court. Pursuant to RCW 35.67.200, a charge of eight per cent per annum may be added to any delinquent and unpaid charge for sewer service. 7C. Delinquent Garbage Bill 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. 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 3. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5) days from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law. ? ISABEL HOGAN, YOR ATTEST: MARIE JENSEN,, / CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORM: DONALD E. MIRK, CITY ATTORNEY - 3 - PASSED this day of March, 1976. APPROVED this day of March, 1976. �1 (PUBLISHED the day of March, 1976. I' I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance No. 1!7�`' passed by the City Council of the City of Kent and approved by the Mayor of the City of Kent as hereon indicated. (SEAL) �7 C ==