Ordinance 3741-20 - Laserfiche WebLink

people, as well as our economy, and is a public health disaster that affects life, health, property or the public peace. J. The COVID-19 crisis has had a significant impact on the local economy impacting the retail, restaurant and other industries resulting in layoffs and reduced work hours for a significant percentage of this workforce and loss of income for small businesses. K. Layoffs and substantially reduced work hours will lead to widespread economic hardship that will disproportionately impact low- and moderate- income workers resulting in lost wages and the inability to pay for basic household expenses, including utility costs. L. Accordingly, the City Council desires that the Mayor be granted the authority to waive or defer utility late fees, and shutoffs. NOW,THEREFORE,THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: Section 1. For the duration of the COVID-19 Civil Emergency under Chapter 9.02 of the Everett Municipal Code and for such other duration as the Mayor may deem necessary related to COVID-19, the Mayor and her designees may on a temporary or permanent basis waive or defer late fees and similar late charges arising under Title 14 of the Everett Municipal Code, including without limitation such fees and charges under Chapter 14.32 of the Everett Municipal Code (Ordinance 585-79) and Ordinance 3529-17. All other applicable fees and charges in Title 14 of the Municipal Code shall be fully payable by the customer. Section 2. For the duration of the COVID-19 Civil Emergency under Chapter 9.02 of the Everett Municipal Code and for such other duration as the Mayor may deem necessary related to COVID-19,the Mayor and her designees may order the City to not shutoff any utility service to any customer for reason of non-payment for utility charges. This does not affect utility shutoffs for reasons other than non- payment of utility charges, such as shutoffs for illegal turn-on, tampering, maintenance or other reasons not related to non-payment. Section 3. This ordinance controls any contrary provision in Title 14 of the Everett Municipal Code. Section 4. 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 scrivener's/clerical errors, references, ordinance numbering, section/subsection numbers, and any internal references. Section 5. The City Council hereby declares that should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance be declared invalid for any reason, it is the intent of the City Council that it would have passed all portions of this ordinance independent of the elimination of any such portion as may be declared invalid. in ORDINANCE Page 2 of 3