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***Note: Many local criminal codes can now be located under Chapter 10.60 SMC while others are now cited under the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), which was incorporated into the municipal code in 2022. (See SMC 10.58.010). Code Enforcement, including Noise Control and Animal Regulations are located in Chapters 10.62 through 10.74.

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Title 04
Chapter 04.24
Section 04.24.010
 

Title 04 Administrative Agencies and Procedures

Chapter 04.24 U-Help Advisory Board

Section 04.24.010 Purpose
  1. Recognizing that:
    1. there are a significant number of households in the community whose economic circumstances are such that payment of utility bills can result in hardship; and
    1. the existence within City government of a structure and process to ensure that donations and contributions will consistently and efficiently assist appropriate persons to pay for utility service will hopefully encourage such donations and contributions; and
    1. if the incidents of delinquencies in the City’s utilities accounts decrease, the City will save some administrative and financial costs;the City authorizes a utility service assistance, “U-Help”, program.
  1. There is established a U-Help advisory board to formulate policy and procedures and to exercise overall program oversight.

Date Passed: Monday, March 26, 2007

Effective Date: Sunday, May 6, 2007

Recodification ORD C33995 Section 1