HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-18 Senior Utility DiscountRESOLUTION NO. 92-/~
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A SENIOR CITIZEN UTILITY DISCOUNT PURSUANT
TO SECTIONS 14.04.030, 14.08.035 AND 14.16.030 OF THE ASHLAND
MUNICIPAL CODE.
THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND DO RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Senior Citizen Utility Discount. If the applicant has
met all of the requirements of the Ashland Municipal Code, the
City shall, beginning with the next billing cycle after the date
of the application, discount the total amount billed for water,
sewer and electric service, not including connect fees, reconnect
fees and similar charges. The amount of discount for the
applicant's own residence shall be twenty-five percent (25%) for
water and electric bills and thirty-three percent (33%) for sewer
bills if the applicant's household income does not exceed the
poverty guidelines of the Federal Community Services
Administration, or fifteen percent (15%) for water and electric
bills and twenty-four percent (24%) for sewer bills if the
applicant's household income does not exceed one hundred twenty-
five percent (125%) of the poverty guidelines of the Federal
Community Services Administration. In special hardship cases, a
committee of two Council members and the Senior Program Director,
may grant exceptions to the foregoing income limitations where
circumstances justify such exceptions."
SECTION 2. The effective date of this resolution is July' 1,
1992.
SECTION 3. Three (3) copies of this Resolution shall be
maintained in the office of the City Recorder and shall be
available for public inspection during regular business hours.
The foregoing Resolution was READ and DULY ADOPTED at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Ashland on the 21st
day of April, 1992.
~sell Chadick, ~/.
Uk~ting City Recorder
SIGNED and APPROVED this ~m-,~'~day of April, 1992.
Pat' Ackl ~
Acting Mayor