HomeMy WebLinkAbout3600 ORDINANCE NO. 3600
AN ORDINANCE establishing a low
income elderly rate for water
and sewer service within the City
of Bremerton.
THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. The minimum monthly water and sewer service
charges within the City of Bremerton shall include a low income
elderly rate as follows:
(A) Eligibility: Low income elderly rates are available
for water and sewer service inside the City of Bremerton, Washington,
to individuals who meet the following conditions:
(1) The utility account shall be in the same name of
the individual owner or renter certifying eligibility for low income
elderly rates.
(2) The individual shall be or exceed 62 years of
age at the time of the filing.
(3) The income of the household applying for the low
income elderly rate shall not be more than five thousand dollars
($5,000.00) annually. Such income level shall be adjusted in accordance
with the National Consumer Price Index for All Urban Areas, beginning
January 1, 1982, and annually thereafter.
(4) The aggregate value of the assets owned by the
household applying for the low income elderly rate shall not be more
than forty thousand dollars ($40,000.00), which is to be adjusted in
accordance with the National Consumer Price Index for All Urban Areas,
beginning January 1, 1982, and annually thereafter.
(5) Low income elderly utility rates are not available
t¢. individuals residing at federally subsidized housing.
(6) The low income elderly rate shall be a twenty
percent (20%) reduction from the minimum monthly water service charge
and a twenty percent (20%) reduction from the minimum monthly sewer
service charge. Usage in excess of the minimum monthly shall be charged
at the regular rates with no reductions applicable.
(7) Individuals must apply for the low income elderly
rate at City Hall. Application forms and information shall be available
at City Hall.
Section 2. The low income elderly rates for water and
sewer service shall go into effect on September 1, 1980.
APPROVED by the City Commissioners on the first reading
t~is 22nd day of July, 1980.
PASSED by the City Commissioners of the City of Bremerton,
signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in authentication
of such passage this 29th day of July, 1980.
ATTEST:
LEEN L. MANDiO,'Cit~ Clerk ~