AN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light and Seattle Public Utilities Departments; temporarily removing the charge of interest on delinquent utility consumption and utilization accounts; superseding several sections under Title 21 that authorize and require the collection of interest on delinquent utility consumption and utilization accounts; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
Item two Council b120327 An ordinance relating to the City Lights and Seattle Public Utilities departments temporarily removing the charge of interest on delinquent utility consumption and utilization accounts. Thank you. I moved to pass Council Bill 120327. Is there a second second? Thank you. It's been moved and seconded. Casper Nelson floor is yours. Thank you. Passage of this bill would continue the suspension of interest charges on delinquent utility bill balances through June 20th, 2023 for residential customers, nonprofit customers and commercial customers with annual receipts of less than $5 million. The initial legislation to suspend interest charges, which was ordinance 126058, expired in August 2020. And since then, the council has passed three extensions of the policy and the most with the most recent expiring on January 1st, 2022. So this would essentially extend this this support through June 20th, 2023. Thank you. Are there any questions for Council Member Councilmember Nelson before we move to the vote? Not seeing any. Madam, could we please call the roll on the passage of the bill? Councilmember Strauss. Yes. Councilmember Herbold. Yes. Councilmember Lewis. Yes. Councilmember Morales. This. Councilmember Musgrave. I. Councilmember Nelson. I. Councilmember Peterson. All right. Councilmember Salant. Yes. Council President. Whereas I stand in favor and unopposed. So the the bill passes and the chair will sign it. And, Madam Clerk, please affix my signature to the legislation. Let's go to item number three, and that is Councilmember Nelson again. Madam Clerk, will you please read item number three to the record?