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COUNTY OF HAWAII OMtV 0 1#4 �d<Ci art pF M1.'� ORDINANCE NO. STATE OF HAWAII BILL NO. 44 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 4, SECTION 20-47 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO COLLECTION OF FEES. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this amendment is to implement new payment methods for commercial haulers to ensure that payments due are made in a timely manner. Furthermore, the grace period before which a finance charge is implemented is reduced from sixty days to thirty days for all overdue collections, not just those overdue collections owed by commercial haulers. SECTION 2. Chapter 20, article 4, section 20-47 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended) is amended to read as follows: "Section 20-47. Collection of fees. (a) All charges shall be collected by the solid waste division of the department. (b) For Federal or State agencies religious entities, nonprofit organizations, and all businesses with the exception of commercial haulers, billings shall be made monthly. Payments are due before the end of the month following the month in which charges are incurred. A finance charge of one and one-half percent monthly annual rate of eighteen percent) shall be charged on all balances which are thirty or more days overdue. In addition to this, access to County solid waste facilities may be denied until the account is current.