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<br /> <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. 4152-25 <br /> <br />An ORDINANCE relating to due dates for utility billing, amending EMC 14.04.160, 14.16.650, 14.16.660 <br />and 14.16.700. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br />A. The City ordinances currently allow customers 15 days to pay monthly bills and authorizes <br />utilities to shut off water services immediately after any account becomes delinquent. <br />B. The City finds that these short deadlines may result in hardships on customers and therefore the <br />City intends to extend the time for payment and further extend the time when delinquent <br />accounts can be shut off. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: <br />Section 1. EMC 14.04.160 is hereby amended as follows, with underlined text added and strikethrough <br />text deleted: <br />14.04.160. Billings. <br />All bills for sewage disposal service shall be rendered monthly and shall become due and payable at the <br />office of the city treasurer on or before the twentieth day after date shown on monthly billing and ten <br />days thereafter shall become delinquent. <br />Section 2. EMC 14.16.650 is hereby amended as follows, with underlined text added and strikethrough <br />text deleted: <br />14.16.650. Monthly charges—Dates due and payable. <br />A. All water accounts shall be sent a statement of charges on a monthly basis. <br />B. All water accounts shall be due and payable not later than the twentieth day after the date shown on <br />the monthly statement, and ten days thereafter shall become delinquent. <br />Section 3. EMC 14.16.660 is hereby amended as follows, with underlined text added and strikethrough <br />text deleted: <br />14.16.660. Service shut-off and penalty for delinquent charges. <br />If payment for water charges shall become delinquent, and remains delinquent for 30 days, water service <br />may be shut off from the premises of any owner, tenant or occupant of the same until all arrears have <br />been paid together with the penalty charge for the expense incurred for processing, inspection, shutting <br />off and turning on the service, in the amount established under the current water rates and charges <br />schedule. <br />Section 4. EMC 14.16.700 is hereby amended as follows, with underlined text added and strikethrough <br />text deleted: <br />14.16.700. Water service shut-off for nonpayment of sewer. <br />The utilities division shall have the right to discontinue water service to any premises which shall have