Chapter 20.13
SEWER UTILITY CREDIT FOR LOW-INCOME SENIORS AND LOW-INCOME DISABLED PERSONS
Sections:
20.13.040 City manager interpretation authority.
20.13.010 Purpose.
The purpose of these regulations is to provide a credit to low-income seniors and low-income disabled persons on their sewer service base charge and sewer treatment user charge. (Ord. 1588 § 3, 2016; Ord. 1494 § 2, 2010).
20.13.020 Applicability.
To city of Fircrest sewer customers living in one-family or individually billed two-family or multifamily units who have been certified eligible for a low-income senior or low-income disabled person discount by Tacoma Power; and:
(a) Are a single occupant or the head of a household or the spouse of the head of the household; and
(b) Reside in the dwelling unit; and
(c) Are billed or are the spouse of a person billed by the city of Fircrest for sewer service; and
(d) Customers who have been certified eligible by Tacoma Power for a low-income senior or low-income disabled person discount must provide the city of Fircrest evidence that they are receiving such a discount by Tacoma Power. The discounted rate will begin the first day of the current bimonthly billing cycle in which the aforementioned evidence is received by the city of Fircrest. If a customer closes the active account and establishes a new account, or if a customer has never applied for the discount rate, then the customer must apply in accordance with the hereinabove criteria. (Ord. 1621 § 3, 2018; Ord. 1588 § 4, 2016; Ord. 1494 § 3, 2010).
20.13.030 Bimonthly rate.
Seventy-five percent of the bimonthly sewer service base charge and 75 percent of the bimonthly treatment user charge calculated under FMC 20.12.010(a). (Ord. 1588 § 5, 2016; Ord. 1494 § 4, 2010).
20.13.031 Renewal.
During the month of January of each year, in order to continue to receive the sewer utility credit in the ensuing year, any person receiving a sewer utility credit from the city of Fircrest, as a low-income senior or a low-income disabled person, shall provide evidence to the city manager or his/her designee that they are still receiving a low-income senior or a low-income disabled person discount from Tacoma Power. (Ord. 1588 § 6, 2016).
20.13.040 City manager interpretation authority.
The city manager or his/her designee shall have the authority to decide any questions which may arise pertinent to the interpretation and/or the application of the regulations of this chapter. (Ord. 1494 § 5, 2010).