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EVERETT WASHINGTON ORDER: UTILITY LATE FEES AND SHUTOFFS WHEREAS, A. In my capacity as Mayor, I proclaimed that a civil emergency exists regarding COVID-19 in the City of Everett in the Mayoral Proclamation of Civil Emergency dated March 4, 2020. B. On March 25, 2020,the Everett City Council adopted Ordinance 3741-20 regarding COVID-19, which gave me authority to order the City to waive or defer utility late fees and to order the City to not shutoff any utility service to any customer for reason of non-payment for utility charges. I,CASSIE FRANKLIN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF EVERETT,ACTING UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF ORDINANCE 3741-20 DATED MARCH 25, 2020, HEREBY ORDER: 1. Late Fees. a. Effective immediately,the City will allow customers to defer payment of utility late fees or late charges that accrued prior to March 4, 2020. This deferment will stay in place until I order otherwise. b. Effective immediately,the following late fees are permanently waived and will never be collected by the City: All late fees accruing between (1) March 4, 2020 and (2)the date that I determine to be the end of the waiver period, which I will determine by future order. c. Except for late fees and charges as stated above, all other applicable utility fees and charges shall be fully payable by the customer. 2. Utility Shutoffs. Effective immediately, the City will not shutoff any utility service to any customer for reason of non-payment for utility charges. This order will stay in place until I order otherwise. 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.