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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AMENDING ORDINANCE NOS. <br />2104 §2 AND §3 AND 1932 §1 (PART), AS CODIFIED AT <br />TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS 14.32.040, 14.32.050, <br />14.32.060, AND 14.32.070, TO CHANGE THE BILLING AND <br />COLLECTING OF STORM AND SURFACE WATER SERVICE <br />CHARGES PURSUANT TO THE DESIGNATION OF KING <br />COUNTY AS THE CITY OF TUKWILA'S AGENT FOR BILLING <br />AND COLLECTING; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND <br />ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila's Finance Department is responsible for billing and <br />collecting all storm and surface water service charges and maintaining the storm and <br />surface water account data, which includes ownership changes; mailing/site address and <br />contact information changes; changes in rate classifications; and area changes due to short <br />plats, consolidations and boundary line adjustments; and <br />WHEREAS, the number of surface water accounts on August 31, 2018 totaled 5,286; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the Mayor's Office and the Public Works Department, in addition to the <br />Finance Department, field questions and complaints from the public regarding the bills and <br />the Surface Water Utility in general; and <br />WHEREAS, the entire process of billing, receipting and maintaining the customer <br />accounts and interacting with the public takes significant resources and time for the City; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, transferring the billing and receipting to King County will allow City <br />personnel to devote time and resources to other duties; <br />W: Word Processing\Ordinances\SSW Billing transferred to King County-TMC 14.32 strike -through 11-6-18 <br />PM:bjs <br />Page 1 of 5 <br />25 <br />