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File #: 2023-0905    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Denied
File created: 8/2/2023 In control: Public Hearings
On agenda: 10/25/2023 Final action: 10/25/2023
Title: Ordinance 23-078, relating to County businesses, requiring the acceptance of cash as payment for goods and/or services, adding a new Chapter 6.70 SCC, and providing an effective date
Attachments: 1. Proposed Ordinance 23-078, 2. Staff Report, 3. Proposed Amendment 1, 4. Proposed Amendment 2, 5. Proposed Amendment 3, 6. Ordinance Introduction Slip, 7. Public Comment (updated 9/22/23), 8. Hearing Notice & Affidavit of Publication

 

 

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Ordinance 23-078, relating to County businesses, requiring the acceptance of cash as payment for goods and/or services, adding a new Chapter 6.70 SCC, and providing an effective date

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DEPARTMENT:  Council

 

ORIGINATOR:  Vice Chair Nehring

 

EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION:  N/A

 

PURPOSE: Requiring businesses in Unincorporated Snohomish County to accept cash as payment for goods and/or services.

 

BACKGROUND: In recent years, many retailers have moved toward a cashless model of payment, citing improved technology, including tap-to-pay mobile applications, as well as safety concerns of storing and handling cash.  People who are unbanked or underbanked, as well as those who might prefer to use cash for some purchases, might find it difficult to purchase from retailers that use a cashless model, and might be limited in the food, consumer goods, and consumer services they can procure.

 

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