HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #2939 ORDINANCE NO 2939
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH
MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING CHAPTER 3.48 ENTITLED
"LATE CHARGES"
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does ordain
as follows:
SECTION 1 . The Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended by adding Chapter 3 .48, being Sections 3 .48 .010 through
3 .48 .050 to read as follows :
CHAPTER 3 .48
LATE CHARGES
Sections•
3 .48 .010 Definitions
3 .48 .020 Established
3 .48 .030 Due Date
3 .48 .040 Basic Late Charge; Additional Penalty
3 .48 .050 Application of Amounts Received
3 .48 .010 Definitions . Except where the context otherwise
requires, the definitions given in this section govern the
construction of this chapter :
(a) "City" means the City of Huntington Beach
(b) "Miscellaneous receivables" means all billings
except those for taxes, business licenses, and
water as otherwise governed by titles 3, 5 and 14
of this code, respectively.
(c ) "Person" means any domestic or foreign
corporation, firm, association, syndicate, joint
stock company, partnership of any kind, joint
venture, club, trust, business, society,
individual or municipal corporation .
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3 .48 .020 Established. Late charges are established on all
persons in the city on all miscellaneous receivables . A late
charge will be applied to the miscellaneous receivable if
payment is not received by the due date .
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3 .48 .011 Due Date. The due date is thirty (30 ) days after
the billing date, unless otherwise agreed to by the city and the
person billed.
3 .48.040 Basic Late Charge; Additional Penalty. The basic late
charge is ten percent (10% ) of the amount billed . An additional
penalty of one-half of one percent (0 .5% ) per month shall be
assessed for non-payment of the amount billed and the basic late
charge.
3 .48 .050 Application of Amounts Received. Amounts received
shall apply first to any late charge, and then to the original
amount billed.
SECTION 2 . This ordinance shall take effect thirty days
after the date of its adoption, or as soon after the thirty day
period as possible.
SECTION 3 . The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be published in
the manner prescribed by law.
Passed and adopted this 2nd day of May , 1988 .
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Ord. No. 2939
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, ALICIA M. WENTWORTH, the duly elected, qualified City
Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of the said City, do hereby certify that the whole number
of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven;
that the foregoing ordinance was read to said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 18th day of April
19 88 , and was again read to said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 2nd day of May , 19 88 , and
was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of more than a majority of
all the members of said City Council.
AYES: Councilmen:
Kelly, Finley, Erskine, Mays, Winchell, Bannister
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
None
OUT OF ROOM: Green ' f
City Clerk and ex-officio. Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California
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Himtingtcn Beact�aired wx of Clerk of the City
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