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Grant County, W�shington
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RESOLUTION SETTING THE 2008 NSF/RETURN ) RESOLUTION No. 08-���CC
FEE FOR COUNTY OFFICES/DEPARTMENTS )
AND, OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY RELATING )
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WHEREAS, Grailt County, Washington, is a duly organized and existing municipal
corporation operating under and by virtue of the Constitution and the laws of the State of
Washington; and
WHEREAS, chapter 36.18 RCW regulates the fees to Ue charged by county officers, and
other matters properly relating thereto; and
WHEREAS, chapter 36.18.016(23) empowers county commissioners, as the legislative
authority of counties, to determine and set costs for non-statutory services rendered by the county
clerk, by ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners passed and adopted Grant County
Ordinance/Resolution No. 07-071-CC on May 23, 2007, authorizing the Coltnty Clerk and other
Grant County offices/departments to charge a handling fee on returned checks for insuf�cient funds
and returned item fee for county offices/departments, in an amount to be determined and set by the
Board of County Commissioner; and
WHEREAS, Grant County offices/departments incur bai�l� service fees each tiine a checic is
returned for insufficient funds; and
WHEREAS, the Grant County offices/departments expend time in the instance of e�ch
returned check, researching what account to charge back to reverse the transaction, and authoring a
letter to the party who presented the check with insufficient funds, requesting payrnent to include
the bank service fee; and
WHEREAS, the cumulative costs to Grant County offices/departments to process NSF can
be a burden on operations; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has found and determined that it is the
best interest of Grant County government to maintain the handling fees on returned checks for all
Grant County offices/departments for 2008 in the amount of Thirty and No/100 Dollars ($30.00).
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDAINED THAT THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS adopt this ordinance/resohition.
SECTION 1, HANDLING FEE. All Grant County offices/departments are hereUy
authorized to impose a handling fee for 2008 in the amount of Thirty and No/100 Dollars ($30.00),
on all checks/warrants returned to Grant County by banks and other financial institutions and/or any
business duly authorized to issue checics and/or warrants, including without limitation, for
insufficient funds, also identif"ied as NSI'.
SECTION 2. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this ordinance/resolution, or its
application to any person, party or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of tha
ordinance/resolution or the application of provisions to other persons, parties or circumstance, shall
not be affected. �
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SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance/resolution shall take effect the � da�
of May, 2008.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this I 3't" day of May, 2008.
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ATTEST:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Abstain GRANT COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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Richard B. Stavens, Chair
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Cindy C. C er, Vice Chair
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