HomeMy WebLinkAbout2263 Amending Maximum Income Level to $15,000 for Senior Citizen Utility Rate DiscountsORDINANCE NO. Zz~
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MAXIMUM INCOME LEVEL
TO $15,000 FOR LOW-INCOME SENIOR
CITIZEN DISCOUNTS FOR CITY SEWER, WATER AND STORM
SEWER UTILITY RATES; AMENDING SECTIONS 13.04.035~
AND 13..12.290 ' OF THE PORT TO~SEND
MUNICIPAL CODE; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND DO OP~AIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 13.04.035 of the Port Townsend Municipal
Code is here and her&by amended to read as follows:
"13.04.035 Rates-Low-income senior citizens. 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 (twelve) fifteen 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, inter-
est, dividends, annuity proceeds, and all and every other amount
which may be available to the low-income senior citizen for pur-
poses 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 sewer charge pursuant to
Section 13.04.030, as amended, of eight dollars."
Section 2. Section 13.12.290 of the Port Townsend Municipal
Code is here and hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 13.12.290 -Low-income senior citizens.
For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have
the following meanings:
"A. "Cotenant" means any person living in or upon
the same premises as those occupied by the low-income senior citi-
zen.
"B. "Low-income senior citizen" means a person
sixty-two years and over of age, whose total income, including that
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of his or her spouse or cotenant, does not exceed the sum of (eem)
fifteen thousand dollars per annum.
"C. 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.
"Low-income senior citizens, upon application and
proof of their status to the city clerk, shall be eligible for a
monthly rate of five dollars and fifty cents, pursuant to °Sections
13.12.210 and 13.12.220."
Section 3. This Ordinance shall take effect on January 1,
1992, after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
Read for the first, second and third times, passed by the City
Council of the City of Port Townsend and approved by the Mayor of
the City this/~' 'day of October, 1991.
Attest:
David A. Grove, City Clerk
Appr~ed as t~z~fform:
Keith C. Harper, City Attorney
Passed by City Council:
Signed by the Mayor:
Published: , 1991
Effective date: January 1, 1992
, 1991
· 1991
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