Ordinance 1256-86 - Laserfiche WebLink

1 Section 4: 2 A. Person(s) of the age of 61 years or older shall be eligible to 3 pay a reduced rate for single family residence service as follows: 4 $ 7.28 water charge 5 1.83 filtration charge .46 5.029% state utility tax 6 $ 9.57 per month 7 Qualifications for said reduced rate shall be: 8 1. The property to which the utility service is extended shall have a 9 valid property tax exemption, pursuant to RCW 84.36.381 through RCW 84.36,385, 10 2. Claimants for said reduction shall live within the corporate limits of 11 the City of Everett and have a household income level no greater than $7,000 per year; "income" as used herein shall be computed in the same 12 manner as in RCW 84.36.381. 13 3. No persons receiving income other than the claimant or the claimant and spouse shall occupy the property to which utility service is extended. 14 B. Persons of the age of 61 years or older and meeting the above 15 qualifications but whose household income, calculated in the same manner as 16 income is calculated for purposes of RCW 84.36.381, is $4,000 or less shall 17 be charged at the following water rate: 18 19 Single family residence fixed rate: 20 $ 5.24 water charge 1.52 filtration charge 21 .34 5.029% state utility tax 22 $ 7.10 per month 23 The minimum monthly charge shall apply to all services to which water is available without regard to actual consumption. 24 25 C. The City Treasurer shall establish rules, regulations, forms and 26 affidavits necessary for verification of eligibility for the reduced rates 27 for low income senior citizens as herein defined and to assure compliance 28 with the terms of this ordinance. 29 Section 5: State Utility Tax, The Mayor is authorized to increase 30 or decrease the water charges herein by the amount of any change in the 31 State of Washington tax on water system revenues (currently set at 5.029% of 32 system revenues). 13