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Ordinance 1443 - Allow Municipal Court to Suspend Interest ChargesORDINANCE NO.1443 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1240 TO ALLOW THE MUNICIPAL COURT TO SUSPEND INTEREST CHARGES ON ALL CONTRACTS UNTIL THE NECESSARY SOFTWARE HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE COURT BY THE VENDOR OR A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Based upon evidence provided by the Kalispell Municipal Court Judge, Heidi Ulbricht, the Council finds that the new court software program scheduled to be installed during the week of February 3rd through 7th , 2003 will not contain the necessary functions to be able to assess and track interest charges on contracts and that such software is scheduled to be provided within six months. 2. Therefore, Council finds that it is necessary to amend Ordinance No. 1240 to allow the Court to suspend the assessment of interest on contracts until the necessary software has been provided or for a period of no longer than six months. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL, MONTANA, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Ordinance No. 1240 shall be and is hereby amended to allow the Kalispell Municipal Court to suspend the assessment of interest charges on contracts until such time as the necessary software is obtained for this function or for a period not to exceed six months. SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days from and after the date of its final passage and approval. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR THIS 21 ST DAY OF JANUARY , 2003. Pamela B. Ke y Mayor ATTEST: t Theresa White City Clerk