HomeMy WebLinkAbout1766 UT Discounts for Senior Citizens Repealed by 2673 ORDINANCE NO. 76
AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE A PROGRAM OF UTILITY DISCOUNTS FOR SENIOR
CITIZENS .
WHEREAS , the burden of meeting living expenses falls heavily
upon elderly persons subsisting on limited incomes , which have not kept
pace with the rising costs of providing municipal services ; and
WHEREAS , the Common Council believes that members of this
group should be given some relief from this burden by means of a discount
on the utilities provided by the City of Ashland :
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS :
SECTION 1. Purpose of Utility Discounts for Senior Citizens
There is hereby enacted a Senior Citizen Utility Discount Program, the
purpose of which is to reduce the monthly amount due under the City's
various rate ordinances for water, sewer and electric service, to low-
income Senior Citizens .
SECTION 2 . Senior Citizen Defined A Senior Citizen is a
�- person who is sixty-five (65) years of age or who is disabled and is
sixty (60) years of age , on or before the date on which the Application
for discount is submitted.
SECTION 3 . Qualification of Senior Citizens A Senior Citizen
desiring to qualify for a utility discount must submit to the City a
written application therefor, on forms to be ,provided by the City. To
qualify for the Senior Citizens ' Utility Discount Program:
(a) The applicant must be a Senior Citizen; and
(b) The applicant must be a resident of , and the head of
the household for which the discount is requested; and
(c) The Senior Citizen shall have an income not_ to exceed
Twenty-four Hundred Dollars ($2400 . 00) ; and, if he is
married, then their joint income shall not exceed
Three Thousand Dollars G3000.00) ; and further, not to
exceed an increase of Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00)
for each additional dependent that is living with them
during the calendar year preceding the date on which the
Application for discount is submitted.
SECTION 4. Application Required A Senior Citizen desiring
to receive a utility discount must submit an initial application to
the City therefor, on forms provided by the City. In order to maintain
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continuous qualification for such discount, the Senior Citizen shall ,
not later than June 30 of each ensuing year, file an annual application
for renewal on forms provided by the City. The City Administrator shall
determine whether the applicant meets the qualifications and requirements
set forth in this Ordinance .
SECTION .5_.. Amounrt of..Utility Discount If the applicant
has met all of the 'requirements of this Ordinance , the City shall ,
beginning with the next billing cycle after the date of the Application
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but not sooner than July 1, 1973 , discount the total amount billed for
Awater, sewer and electric service , not including connect fees , reconnect
* fete's and similar charges , for the applicant' s own residence by Twenty-
five percent (25%) if appiicant ' s' income does not exceed Eighteen
Hundred Dollars ($1,800 .00) if single or Twenty-four Hundred Dollars
($2400.00) if married; or the discount shall be Fifteen Percent ( 151.)
if the applicant ' s income is above the foregoing figures but does not
exceed Twenty-four Hundred Dollars ($2400.00) if single or Three
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Thousand Dollars ($3000 .00) if married. Such incomes als set forth
in the Section may be increased by Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) for
each dependent other than his spouse that is living with the applicant.
SECTION 6 Improper Application Any person who falsely
states any fact to acquire the benefits of this Ordinance or who receives
the benefit of this Ordinance with knowledge that he does not qualify
is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed
Five Hundred Dollars ($500 . 00) or by imprisonment for a period not
to exceed Sixty (60) days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 7 . Termination of Program. The Senior Citizens '
Utility Discount Program is an innovative procedure , and as such ,
the exact fiscal impact is unknown at this time. Therefore , this
Ordinance shall automatically terminate on June 30 , 1974, unless
extended by resolution of the Common Council.
SECTION 8 . Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become
effective on July 1 , 1973 .
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