HomeMy WebLinkAbout2077 Senior Citizen Low-Income Utility Rate DiscountsOA )I , ANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE REDEFINING LOW INCOME SENIOR CITIZENS
FOR PURPOSES OF UTILITY RATE DISCOUNTS WITHIN THE
THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND SERVICE AREA, AND AMEND-
ORDINANCE NUMBERS 1873, 2026 AND 2055 IN PART AND
SECTION 13.04.035 OF THE PORT TOWNSEND MUNICIPAL-C~DE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND, IN RSE~UI2~R SESSION
ASS~V~T.~D, DO ORDAIN AS FOLL~:
Section 1.. Ordinance Number 1873; Section 2 of Ordi-
nance Number 2026; Section 2 of Ordinance Number 2055; together
with Section 13.04.035 of the Port Townsend Municipal Code are
each here-and hereby amended to read as follows:
l~.0~,Q~_5__ Rates--Lox _~come..s_e~io_r'ci~izeD.~.~ A. For
the purposes of this section, "low income senior citizen" is defined
as a person sixty-two years and over of age, whose total income,
including that of his or her spouse or cotenant, does not exceed the
sum of (~em-~h~sa~-) T~lve Thousand dollars per annum.
B. For the purposes of this section, a "cotenant" is
defined as any person living in or upon the same premises as those
occupied by the low income senior citizen.
C. For the purposes of this section, the term "total
income" includes but is not limited to all pensions~- whether from
private or government sources, any disability payments, interest,
dividends, annuity proceeds, and all and every other amount which
may be available to the low income senior citizen for purposes of
spending the same.
D. Low income senior citizens, as defined in this section,
upon application and proof of their status to the city clerk, shall
be subject to a monthly sewage sewer charge pursuant to Section
13.04.030, as amended, of eight dollars.
SectiQ~ 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon its
passage, approval and publication in the form and manner provided
by law.
Read for the first, second and third times, passed by
the City Council for the City of Port Townsend, and signed by
the Mayor on August' 4, 1~87.
K~ITH C.~AARPER, City Attorney
MAYOR BRENT SHIRLEY~