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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3631 ORDINANCE NO. 3 6 ; l AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington amending sections of Chapter 13.20 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to utility discounts. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES DO HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Ordinance 2663 as amended, and Chapter 13.20 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to utility discounts are hereby amended by amending sections of Chapter 13.20 as follows: CHAPTER 13.20 - UTILITY DISCOUNTS 13.20.010 - Purpose and findings. The City Council of the City of Port Angeles finds that it is appropriate for the City of Port Angeles to provide a discount against the electric, water, wastewater, solid waste, collection and stormwater utility charges to low income residents of the City. The Council further finds that this discount should be accompanied by energy conservation programs. 13.20.020 - Definitions. A. "Utility discount"means a discount granted pursuant to the terms of this chapter to a low- income resident, the amount of which is applied against outstanding obligations of the resident to the City of Port Angeles for residential electric, water, wastewater, solid waste collection and stormwater utility services. B. "Resident"means a person who resides within the City of Port Angeles and receives electric, water, wastewater, solid waste collection and stormwater utility services from the City of Port Angeles. 13.20.030 - Utility discount. Commencing Fer 1—2014 January 1, 20209 the availability of f�nds, azo utility discount shall be applied to the electric, water, wastewater, solid waste collection and stormwater utility charges on monthly utility bills of qualified residents, in accordance with the terms of this chapter. The total amount available eaeh year- fef diseetints shall be established in the budget.—ff the amount budgeted is exhausted befof!e the end of the ealendaf year,the diseounts shall teffflinat f theremainder-ofthat ^ nt yean 1 13.20.040 - Information to be made available. The City's Customer Service Manager shall maintain at all times the following information applicable to electric, water, wastewater, solid waste collection and stormwater utility discounts under the terms of this chapter. A. A list of Federal, State or local energy-related programs available to provide fiscal assistance to low-income residents; B. A list of conservation or consumption reduction programs of the City that are available at no charge and the requirements for each such program; C. Current application forms. i I i 13.20.060 - Application for the discount. A. Applications for electric, water, wastewater, solid waste collection and stormwater utility discounts shall be obtained from and filed with the City's Customer Service Manager or to another entity as directed by the City's Customer Service Manager. B. Submission of an application for an electric, water, wastewater, solid waste collection or stormwater utility discount 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. 13.20.070 - Amount of discount. The amount of the utility discount for eligible residents shall be a percentage of the electric, water, wastewater, solid waste collection and stormwater utility base and consumption charges on the monthly utility bill. The percentage shall be determined by the resident's gross household income during the prior three months, in accordance with the following: A. Those applicants with an average family income based on household size at 100 percent or less of the most current Federal Poverty Level, as published in the Federal Register, shall receive a 35 percent discount based on the number of household size. B. Those applicants with an average family income based on household size between 100 percent to 125 percent of the most current Federal Poverty Level, as published in the Federal Register, shall receive a 25 percent discount. 2 13.20.080 - Penalty for false information. The willful provision to the City of false information in an application for the electric, water, wastewater, solid waste collection or stormwater utility discount shall forfeit the low-income resident's eligibility for future credits. Additionally, the low-income resident shall be required to repay the amount of any electric water, wastewater, solid waste collection and/or stormwater utility discount received based upon such false information. Section 2. - Corrections. The City Clerk and the codifiers of this ordinance are authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance including, but not limited to, the correction of the scrivener's/clerical errors,references to other local, state,or federal laws, codes, rules or regulations,or ordinance numbering,section/subsection numbers and any references thereto. Section 3. - Severability. If any provisions of this Ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstances,are held invalid,the remainder of the Ordinance,or application of the provisions of the Ordinance to other persons or circumstances, is not affected. Section 4.-Effective Date. This Ordinance,being an exercise of a power specifically delegated to the City legislative body, is not subject to referendum. This ordinance shall take effect five (5) days after passage and publication of an approved summary thereof consisting of the title. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 15''day of October,2019. A"__ N Sissi Bruch, Mayor APP VED AS TO FORM: r e William E. Bloor, City Attorney ATTE T: Kari Martinez-Bailey, City Cl 3 Summary of Ordinances Adopted by the Port Angeles City Council on October 15, 2019 ORDINANCE NO. 3630 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,Washington amending sections of Chapter 13.12 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to electric utility rates. ORDINANCE NO. 3631 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,Washington amending sections of Chapter 13.20 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to utility discounts. ORDINANCE NO. 3632 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,Washington amending sections of Chapter 13.44 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to water rates. ORDINANCE NO. 3633 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,Washington amending sections of Chapter 13.54 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to garbage collection. ORDINANCE NO. 3634 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,Washington amending sections of Chapter 13.57 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to solid waste processing facility rates. ORDINANCE NO. 3635 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,Washington amending sections of Chapter 13.63 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to stormwater-utility and regulations. ORDINANCE NO. 3636 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,Washington amending sections of Chapter 13.65 relating to wastewater service rates. ORDINANCE NO. 3637 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,Washington amending sections of Chapter 13.73 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to ambulance service and medic I rates. ORDINANCE NO. 3638 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,Washington amending portions of Chapter 2.70 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee terms and term limits. These ordinances are not subject to referendum and shall take effect 5 days after passage and publication of summary. The full texts of Ordinances are available at City Hall in the Clerk's office, on the City's website at www.cityofpa.us or will be mailed upon request. Office hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m.to 5:00 p.m. Kari Martinez-Bailey City Clerk Published by summary: Sunday, October 20, 2019