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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 Page 1 of 5 <br /> 25 <br />