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Council adopts substitute ordinance to standardize application of partial payments for fees, fines and taxes
Summary
Council approved Substitute No.1 to Ordinance 25-022 to amend multiple chapters of the city code to standardize how partial payments are applied to outstanding fees, civil fines, civil penalties and taxes; staff said it also corrects typographical errors in the code.
Wilmington City Council adopted Substitute No. 1 to Ordinance 25-022, which amends chapters of the city code to standardize the procedure for applying partial payments received from customers toward unpaid fees, civil fines, civil penalties, and taxes owed to the city.
A staff presentation said the substitute ordinance amends chapters 3, 4, 5, 13, 34, 44 and 45 of the city code to clarify and standardize payment-application procedures and correct typographical errors in code sections 44-115 and 45-17. The presenter said there is no anticipated negative fiscal impact.
Council member McCoy said she attended the drafting meeting and supported the ordinance as a measure to ensure payments are applied to principal obligations rather than solely to fees or penalties when appropriate. The substitute ordinance was adopted by roll call: eight yeas, five absent.
The ordinance is intended as a housekeeping and clarifying measure to ensure consistent treatment of partial payments across city code sections; staff did not present a detailed model of the new allocation rules on the floor beyond the summary explanation.
