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RESOLUTION NO. QO 0 4— A RESOLUTION requesting the Snohomish County P.U.D. No. 1 Commis- sioners consider programs providing relief from electrical power 1 rate increases for low income senior citizens. 2 3 WHEREAS, low income senior citizens find it very difficult to pay higher living 4 expenses which result from rate increases for necessary goods and services; and, 5 WHEREAS, low income senior citizens deserve consideration when rates and 6 costs are increased to see if such rate or cost increases might be structured to give 7 some relief to low income senior citizens who are least able to pay increased rates and 8 costs; and 9 WHEREAS, the Administration and City Council of the City of Everett endorsed 10 reduced rates for low income senior citizens in its water and sewer rates; 11 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVERETT 12 RESOLVES: 13 That the Commissioners of the Snohomish County Public Utility District No. 1 14 are encouraged to consider any and all alternatives which would give some relief from 15 increased electrical power rates to low income senior citizens such as the four point 16 proposal of the Fair Use of Snohomish Energy organizations: 17 1. Freeze rates at last year's level of 1.75 cents/KWH for the winter 18 of 1981-82. 19 2. In future winters there should be a permanent 40% discount. 20 3. The costs of this discount should be paid 40% by the residential customers and 60% by the other customers. 21 4. This discount would only be for low-income elderly (62 or over; 22 income low enough to qualify for the property tax discount). 23 The Commissioners are encouraged to consider all other such proposals for relief 24 to low income senior citizens in making their difficult decision. 25 26 608 27 28 Councilmember Sponsoring Resolution 29 PASSED this 30th day of September, 1981. 30 may... 31 -761/61‘ ;j1 City Council Preside 32