CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
AN ORDINANCE relating to Hearing Examiner filing fees, amending Section 3.02.125 to add exceptions for cases brought to enforce Chapter 14.17 (Use of Criminal History in Employment Decisions) and Subchapter III of Chapter 4.20 (Whistleblower Protection
Code).
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subsection A of Section 3.02.125 of the Seattle Municipal Code, which section was last amended by Ordinance 123900, is amended as follows:
3.02.125 Hearing Examiner filing fees
A. The filing fee for a case before the City Hearing Examiner is $85.00, with the following exceptions:
Basis for Case |
Fee in dollars |
Revocation of Admission Tax Exemption (Section 5.40.085) |
No fee |
Cable Communications (Chapter 21.60) |
No fee |
Dangerous Animals (Chapter 9.25) |
No fee |
Energy Benchmarking Citation (Chapter 22.920 |
No fee |
Fair Contracting Practices (Chapter 14.10) |
No fee |
Fair Employment Practices Ordinance (Chapter 14.04) |
No fee |
Floating Home Moorages (Chapter 7.20) |
85 per petitioner 255 maximum |
Land Use Code Citation (Chapter 23.91) |
No fee |
Landmark Preservation Controls and Incentives (Section 25.12.530) |
No fee |
Noise Code Citation (Chapter 25.08) |
No fee |
Open Housing Ordinance (Chapter 14.08) |
No fee |
Paid Sick/Safe Leave (Chapter 14.16) |
No fee |
Public Accommodations Ordinance (Chapter 14.06) |
No fee |
Refund Anticipation Loan (Chapter 7.26) |
5 |
Relocation Assistance (Chapter 20.84) |
No fee |
SDOT Citation (Chapter 15.91) |
No fee |
Tenant Relocation Assistance (Chapter 22.210) |
No fee |
Third Party Utility Billing (Chapter 7.25) |
5 |
Type II or Type IV Land Use Application (Chapter 23.76) |
No fee |
Use of Criminal History in Employment Decisions (Chapter 14.17) |
No fee |
Weed and Vegetation Citation (Chapter 10.52) |
No fee |
Whistleblower Protection Code (Section 4.20.865) |
No fee |
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days after its approval by the Mayor, but if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten days after presentation, it shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Section
1.04.020.
Passed by the City Council the ____ day of ________________________, 2014, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this
_____ day of ___________________, 2014.
_________________________________
President __________of the City Council
Approved by me this ____ day of _____________________, 2014.
_________________________________
Edward B. Murray, Mayor
Filed by me this ____ day of __________________________, 2014.
____________________________________
Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk
(Seal)
Sue Tanner; Rebecca Herzfeld Hearing Examiner Filing Fee Amendment ORD v3 April 10, 2014 Version #3