ORD 2005-26 WATER & SEWER RATES (DISABLED/LOW INCOME)ORDINANCE NO. 2005-26
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BAINBRIDGE ISLAND,
WASHINGTON, RELATING TO THE CITY'S WATER AND SEWER
UTILITY RATES, AMENDING SECTION 13.16.086 OF THE
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND MUNICIPAL CODE, AND REPEALING
SECTION 2 OF ORDINANCE 2005-04.
WHEREAS, RCW 35.67.020(5), 35.92.020(5) and 74.38.070 authorize the City
to provide water and sewer service at a discounted rate to low-income senior citizens and
low-income disabled citizens; and
WHEREAS, the City has determined that in the interests of equity, low-income
senior citizens and low-income disabled citizens living in cooperatives or condominiums
should have the same benefits as those living in detached single family residences; now,
therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAINBRIDGE ISLAND,
WASHINGTON, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 13.16.086 of the Bainbridge Island Municipal Code is
amended to read as follows:
A. The rate reduction shall only apply to utility charges for service to
a residence. The residence for which the rate reduction is.requested must
be the applicant's principal place of residence.
B. The applicant must be the head of the household for the residence
for which the rate reduction is requested.
C. The utility account must be in the applicant's name or the name of
the applicant's spouse or in the name of a cooperative or condominium
association. In situations where the utility account is in the name of a
cooperative or condominium association, that organization must guarantee
to the City that the full benefit of any rate reduction shall be received by
the qualifying individuals under BIMC 13.16.080 or 13.16.082. ~
D. No person may claim a rate reduction for more than one dwelling
unit during the same billing period.
E. The rate reduction authorized by BIMC 13.16.080 shall not be used
in conjunction with the rate reduction authorized by BIMC 13.16.082.
F. For purposes of this chapter, a "senior citizen" is a person who is at
least 62 years of age on the date of the person's application for a utility
rate reduction under this chapter.
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G. For purposes of this chapter, "Iow income" means that the person
has a combined disposable income in an amount that would qualify the
person for property tax exemption under RCW 84.36.381 (5). "Combined
disposable income" shall be defined as stated in RCW 84.36.383.
Section 2. Section 2 of Ordinance 2005-04 is repealed.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall take effect five days after its passage, approval
and publication as required by law.
PASSED by the City Council this 3rd day of August, 2005.
APPROVED by the Mayor this 8th day of August, 2005.
Darlene Kordonowy, Mayor~,/j
ATT, T./E ST/AUTHENTI CATE:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Rod P. Kaseguma, City Attorney
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
PUBLISHED:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
ORDINANCE NO.
June 27,2005
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