HomeMy WebLinkAbout2206ORDINANCE NO. 01 .264
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles
revising the energy credit program for
low- income senior citizens of Port Angeles,
altering the conditions for qualification,
and the amounts eligible for payment under
that ordinance, and amending Sections 4, 5,
6 and 7 or Ordinance 2107, and Sections
13.20.040, .050, .060 and .070 of the
Port Angeles Municipal Code.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT
ANGELES, as follows:
Section 1. Section 4 of Ordinance 2107 and Section 13.20.040
of the Port Angeles Municipal Code are each amended to read as
follows:
13.20.040 Information to be made available. The City
Clerk shall maintain, at all times the following infor-
mation which shall be current and applicable to current
applications for, and awards of, energy credits under
the terms of this chapter:
A. The Washington State median income, adjusted for
family size, which shall be used to calculate energy
credits to be granted in any particular year;
B. A list of all federal, state or local energy -
related programs which are available to provide fiscal
assistance to low - income senior citizens
C. A list of all conservation or consumption
reduction programs of the City of Port Angeles, and
the requirements for each such program.
D. Current application forms.
Section 2. Section 5 of Ordinance 2107 and Section 13.20.050
of the Port Angeles Municipal Code are each amended to read as
follows:
13.20.050 Qualifications for energy credit. Each
recipient of an energy credit must meet the following
criteria:
A. Be a low- income senior citizen;
B. 1. Agree to participate in available conserva-
tion or consumption reduction programs of the City of
Port Angeles;
2. Failure of the applicant to participate in
an available conservation or consumption reduction
program, after receipt of an energy credit, shall
constitute a basis for denial by the City of partici-
pation in the energy credit program during the ensuing
years.
Section 3. Section 6 of Ordinance 2107 and Section 13.20.060
of the Port Angeles Muncipal Code are each amended to read as
follows:
13.20.060 Application for credit.
A. Applications for annual energy credits shall be
filed with the City Clerk not later than the twenty -
fifth day of January of the year for which the credit
is desired. Applications shall be for one year only
and must be renewed on an annual basis.
B. The City may accept applications for energy
credits after the 25th day of January for the remaining
portion of a calendar year. Acceptance of such'appli-
cations shall be dependent upon the existence of
unallocated funds within the appropriation for the
energy credit program for the current year's budget,
after the allocation of funds necessary to provide the
annual energy credit to all persons applying before
January 25th. Such applications shall be considered
in the priority of their filing with the City Clerk.
C. Application, qualification, and payment of any
energy credit for a portion of the year shall be in
accordance with the terms of this ordinance.
D. The City Clerk of the City of Port Angeles shall
publish a notice in a newspaper of general circulation
within the City of Port Angeles, not later than the
10th day of January, of any year. Such notice shall
state that an annual energy credit for a low- income
senior citizen program is available.
E. Submission of an application for an energy credit
shall constitute a verification by the applicant that
all information provided in such application is true and
correct to the best of the applicant's knowledge.
Section 4. Section 7 of Ordinance 2107 and Section 13.20.070
of the Port Angeles Municipal Code are each amended to read as
follows:
13.20.070 Calculation of credit. Calculation of the
amount of the energy credit for eligible low- income
senior citizens shall be in accordance with the
following procedure:
A. The amount available shall depend upon the gross
household income of the applicant, based upon the
following categories:
(i) Group 1 shall consist of applicants whose
gross household income does not exceed 38% of the
state median income adjusted for family size.
(ii) Group 2 shall consist of applicants whose
gross household income is greater than 38% but does
not exceed 57% of the state median income adjusted for
family size.
(iii) Group 3 shall consist of applicants whose
gross household income is greater than 57% but does
not exceed 80% of the state median income adjusted
for family size.
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B. Within each group, the amount credited to
each eligible low- income senior citizen will be
based upon the applicant's gross household income;
provided, that no energy credit shall exceed $169
for persons in Group 1,$108.16 for persons in
Group 2, or $43.94 for persons in Group 3.
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect in accordance
with the provisions of law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles
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at a regular meeting of the Council held on the & day
of April, 1982.
ATTEST:
arian C. Parrish, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Craig .. Miller, City Attorney
December 17, 1982
MEMORANDUM
TO: City Council
FROM: Planning Department
RE: P.I.C.O. Street Vacation Ordinance
The attached ordinance includes the legal description to
define the easement for the public trail. Compensation for
the street vacation has been received and the applicant has
provided assurance that the terms of the vacation will be
met.
(If the Council is satisfied, a motion adopting the ordinance
is sufficient.)