Page 1 ORDINANCE # 1619 ORDINANCE # 1619, RELATING TO THE AMNESTY PROGRAM (GARBAGE SERVICE FEES). BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Prichard, Alabama, as: fo lows: WHEREAS, the City of Prichard is in serious financial difficulty, and WHEREAS, the City of Prichard needs immediate revenue to meet [ts current obligations, and WHEREAS, public response to the previous amnesty period has been extensive, and WHEREAS, the City, Council of the City of Prichard desires to extend the amnesty deadline, !T 1S THEREFORE ORDAINED that, SECTION 1. those citizens now having past due garbage service fees (municipal service fees) for which penalties have been assessed for nonpay- ment, will be relieved of the said assessed penalties {f all past due gar- bage service fees (municipal service fees) are paid in full by a lump sum payment or in increments on or before May 3, 1985, at the tax office. During the amnesty period, all payments of garbage service fees (municipal service fees) shall first be credited to any sums due and owing for the current month in which the payment is made. Any additional payment or payments shall be credited to the principal of any past due amount. Also, during the amnesty period, no warrants shall issue for the arrest of any persons now in violation of the garbage service fee ordinance. AIl warrants currently outstanding shal] not be prosecuted by the City against any citizen taking advantage of the am- nesty program, and the taking advantage of the amnesty program shall act as a release of the City by the citizen so taking advantage as to any matters re- lating to the failure of the City to prosecute any outstanding warrants, whether or not executed. SECTION 2. The Water System will make al] necessary computer and accounting adjustments to accommodate the aforementioned amnesty program.. SECTION 3. The License Tax Officer and the Water Board Superintendent will coordinate this ordinance. Adopted this 21st day of February, 1985. | / CAL wt APPROVED FLILAS ER). X 2, Anes X @,¢€@ “Mayor Pro-Ten Pro-Tem ATTEST d City Clerk PUBLISHED: Register March 7, 1985