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ORDINANCE NO. 3520-16 El/E?ETT An ORDINANCE relating to Discounted Rates for Water and Sewer Service and repealing Section 2 of Ordinance No. 3440-15 WHEREAS, the level of income at which a senior citizen qualifies for discounted water and sewer rates has changed; and WHEREAS, the City of Everett City Council does desire to provide discounted water and sewer rates for those persons who qualify under new rates; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: Section 1: Reduced Rates for Low- Income Seniors Person(s) of the age of sixty-two years or older and person(s) qualifying for special parking privileges under RCW 46.19.010 or a blind person as defined in RCW 74.18.020 shall be eligible to pay a reduced rate for water and sewer single-family residence service based on the income levels as defined in RCW 84.36.381 as it now exits or is hereafter amended. These rates will be revised accordingly with income level changes defined in RCW 84.36.381: $40,000/yr income or less: 80% of current single-family residence rates; $35,000/yr income or less: 70% of current single-family residence rates; $30,000/yr income or less: 60% of current single-family residence rates; To qualify for the above reduced rates, any applicant must also meet the following requirements: a. At the time of application for the reduced rates under this section, the applicant must be receiving a verifiable property tax discount from Snohomish County; b. The applicant must be the owner/occupant of a single-family home serviced by the city of Everett water department; and c. Only the applicant and/or the applicant's spouse may have income within the household. The total annual combined household income may not exceed thirty-five thousand dollars.