2873ORDINANCE 2873
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE, WASHINGTON, AMENDING
SECTION 5.04.100 OF THE MOSES LAKE MUNICIPAL CODE TITLED "PAYMENT OF
FEE-TIME LIMIT"
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE, WASHINGTON ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Amendment. Moses Lake Municipal Code Section 5.04.100 titled "Payment of fee-time limit""
is amended as follows:
5.04.100 Payment of Fee -Time Limit:
A. All persons, co partnerships, companies, associations, or corporations who are engaged in
business or in practice of their trades or professions in the city shall procure their license to
operate on or before the thirty-first day of each and every January. In the event the license
is not procured on or before January thirty-first of each year, the following penalties shall
apply:
1. If the renewed license fee is not paid before February first, the sum of twenty percent
(20%) of the required license fee shall be assessed as a penalty;
2. The sum of forty percent (40%) of the required renewed license fee shall be assessed
as a penalty if the license fee is not paid before March first;
3. If a business license is not renewed by March 31, enforcement will be taken as
provided for in this section.
B. All persons, co partnerships, companies, associations, or corporations who commence
business or practice of their trades or professions in the city after the thirty-first day of
January of each and every year, shall within one month from the commencement date
procure their license to operate for the current year and if the license to operate is not
procured within the month, then penalties shall apply and be imposed on the basis of a
twenty percent (20%) penalty of the required license fee for the first month the business
license is delinquent and an additional twenty percent (20%) for the second month the
business license is delinquent. If a business license is not procured after the sixty (60) day
delinquent period, enforcement will be taken as provided for in this section.
C. When the Finance Director determines that a violation of this chapter exists, he or she may
proceed against that violator using the procedures provided for in Chapter 1.20 MLMC.
D. Appeals: Any enforcement action taken by the Finance Director shall be appealable as
provided for in Chapter 1.20 MLMC, with the informal administrative appeal authorized by
section 1.20.120 to the Finance Director.
E. Compromise. Settlement. and Disposition of Disputes or Litigation. The Finance Director
and the City Attorney may negotiate a settlement or compromise, or otherwise dispose of a
dispute or litigation when to do so would be in the best interests of the city.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5) days after its passage and publication of
its summary as provided by law.
Adopted by the City Council and signed by its Mayor on October 10, 2017.
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