Chapter 13.14
SENIOR CITIZEN AND PERMANENTLY DISABLED UTILITY RATE REDUCTIONS

Sections:

13.14.010    Rate reduction – Established.

13.14.020    Rate reduction – Eligibility.

13.14.010 Rate reduction – Established.

From and after March 1, 2018, the monthly base utility charges for water, sanitary sewer, stormwater and surface water of any utility subscriber of the city meeting the eligibility and qualification requirements of this chapter shall be reduced by 50 percent. (Ord. 1024 § 5, 2018).

13.14.020 Rate reduction – Eligibility.

A. To be eligible for the water service charge reduction in this chapter, a subscriber shall:

1. Be a single person, 65 years of age or older, who is retired and whose income from all sources whatsoever does not exceed the median income as established in this section;

2. Be a couple where one partner is 65 years of age or older, whose income from all sources whatsoever combined with the income of the partners does not exceed the median income as established in this section; or

3. Be a permanently disabled head of household whose income from all sources whatsoever does not exceed the median income as established in this section.

B. Median income is the most current Thurston County very low-income figures as established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

C. “Income from all sources whatsoever” includes all earnings, investment income such as dividends and interest, capital gains, benefits, social security benefits, pensions, disability payments, retirement pay and annuities, but does not include reimbursement for losses. (Ord. 1024 § 5, 2018).