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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTERS 16, 23, AND 35 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA (1988) BY AMENDING SECTIONS 16-69(b), 23-7, 35-3(e), 35-5(a), AND 35-74 AND BY REPEALING SECTIONS 35- 31 THROUGH 35-39 THEREOF PERTAINING TO THE POSITION OF DELINQUENT TAX COLLECTOR. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That Sections 16-69(b), 23-7, 35-3(e), 35-5(a), and 35-74 ofthe Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (1988) be amended and reordained to read as follows: Sec. 16-69. Payment of bills; delinquent charges; discontinuance of service. (b) The director shall discontinue collecting refuse from a delinquent operator, owner or tenant after giving fifteen (15) days' written notice thereof. A copy of the notice shall be delivered to the city attorney, the health department, the city treasurer and the director of public utilities. The city treasurer shall include the delinquent charges with other taxes or fees to be collected from the operator, owner or tenant, and the director of public utilities may, in addition, discontinue water and sewer service to the delinquent operator, owner or tenant. Sec. 23-7. Annual report of money collected in connection with abatement by city. The treasurer shall annually report to the city manager the amount of money collected in connection with the abatement of nuisances by the city. Sec. 35-3. Same--Taxes an personal property and machinery and tools. (e) In the instance that the city treasurer collects any tax owed to the city as a consequence of an action by an agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia pursuant to any program authorized by the Code of Virginia, any fee(s) that such agency is allowed to charge the city or the taxpayer, pursuant to the Code of Virginia for the agency's participation in such program may be billed and collected from the taxpayer by the city treasurer.