RESOLUTION NO. 2023-XX
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE, STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH SEWERS AND
SEWERAGE DISPOSAL WITHIN THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE
At a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Marysville, State of California held on the 3rd day of January, 2023.
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 1444, dated January 3, 2023, amends the City of Marysville Municipal Code to improve the collection of delinquent sewer payments; and WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 1444 removes specified penalties for nonpayment from the Municipal Code and allows for penalties to be determined by City Council Resolution; and WHEREAS, determination of penalties by resolution provides greater flexibility for City Council to improve sewer payment collection to the benefit of all sewer customers; and WHEREAS, the penalties and charges contained herein shall be applied accordingly when allowed by state law.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the following charges shall apply to sewer customers of the City of Marysville as written below.
1. Late Payment Charge
A late payment charge of $5.00 per residential customer and $10.00 per commercial customer shall be added to a customer’s monthly billing amount when payment is received later than thirty days after the issuance date of each billing statement, consistent with Section 6.04.140 of the City of Marysville Municipal Code.
2. Interest Charge for Ongoing Delinquent Balance
Interest shall be charged monthly for ongoing delinquent balances equal to one-half of one percent (0.5%) of the total delinquent balance.
3. Returned Check Charge
A charge of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) will be added for all checks and electronic checks returned unpaid by the bank.
4. The “Late Fee for Monthly Sewer Billing” presently shown on page eight of the Marysville Fee Schedule shall be amended to be consistent with City of Marysville Municipal Code §6.04.140 to read:
LATE FEE FOR MONTHLY SEWER BILLING
The City Council shall by Resolution establish the amount of such penalties for nonpayment of delinquent sewer service charge. (City of Marysville Municipal Code §6.04.140).
5. This correction to the Fee Schedule is included in the complete Fee Schedule hereto as Exhibit “A.” This Fee Schedule supersedes all previous versions.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted by the Council of the City of Marysville, County of Yuba, State of California, held on the 3rd day of January, 2023, by the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
By: ________________________________
Nicole Moe, City Clerk
Attestation Date: _____________________
City of Marysville, California
By Its City Council
By:_______________________________
Chris Branscum, Mayor
First Reading: December 6, 2022
Second Reading: January 3, 2023
Effective Date: February 2, 2023
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