The city elects to avail itself of the provisions of Sections 51500 to 51519 of the state Government Code, "to provide for the levy and collection of taxes, by and for the use of cities, to provide for the consolidation and abolition of certain municipal offices, to provide that their duties may be performed by certain officers of the county and fixing the compensation to be allowed for such county officers for the services so rendered."
(Prior code § 3.08.010)
Pursuant to Section 6151.5 of the California Government Code, whenever payment for public services in the form of taxes, permits, fees, fines or any other obligation owing to the city is payable by a negotiable instrument, it may be paid by check, draft, or money order payable to the office, agency or board to whom the obligation is owing.
(Prior code § 3.32.010)
Pursuant to Section 6157 of the California Government Code, if any personal check offered in payment of any obligation as authorized in subsection A of this section is returned without payment, for any reason, a reasonable charge for the returned check not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00) may be imposed, which charge may be added to and become part of any underlying obligation other than an obligation which constitutes a lien on real property, and a different method of payment for that payment and future payments by such person may be prescribed.
(Prior code § 3.32.020)
The acceptance of a personal check pursuant to this chapter constitutes payment of the obligation owed to the city as of the date of acceptance when, but not before, the check is duly paid.
(Prior code § 3.32.030)