HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - 2009-13 - Amending Ordinance No. 1997-02 Establishing Discounts on Utilities for Senior Citizens - 8/25/2009CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 97-2, ESTABLISHING
DISCOUNTS ON UTILITIES PROVIDED BY THE CITY FOR SENIOR
CITIZENS, CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Purpose. The City Council of the City of East Wenatchee ("City Council") finds
that it is in the best interests of the City of East Wenatchee ("City') and its
citizens to amend Ordinance No. 97-2 by amending Chapter 4.34 of the East
Wenatchee Municipal Code.
Section 2: Authority. RCW 35A.11.020 and RCW 35A.12.190 authorize the City Council to
adopt ordinances of all kinds to regulate its municipal affairs and appropriate to
the good government of the City.
Section 3: Amendment. The City Council amends the title of Chapter 4.34 to read:
RATES FOR LOW INGO SENIORS CITIZENS AND LOW-INCOME
DISABLED CITIZENS
Section 4: Amendment. The City Council amends Section 4.34.010 to read:
The city council of the city of East Wenatchee finds that it is appropriate for the
city of East Wenatchee to establish reduced rates for utilities provided by the City
to low ineeme senior residents and for low-income disabled residents of the city.
Section 5: Amendment. The City Council amends Section 4.34.030(A) to read:
A. A utility rate reduction shall be applied to the residential monthly utility bills
of qualified lew ineome senior citizens and of low-income disabled citizens,
in accordance with the terms of this chapter.
Section 6: Amendment. The City Council amends Section 4.34.040 (D) to read:
D. Each application approved for low-income disabled residents is effective for
12 months commencing the first month the reduced rate becomes effective for the
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applicant. It shall be the sole responsibility of the low-income disabled applicant
to re -apply for successive 12-month periods of eligibility for reduced utility rates.
E. Each application approved for a senior citizen will be effective commencing
the first month the reduced rate becomes effective for the senior citizen applicant.
Section 7: Amendment, The City Council Section 4.34.050 to read:
Any individual willfully providing false information to the city in an application
for reduced utility rates shall forfeit his/her the lo,,A, iiieome senior eiti en of low
ineome disabled eitizen's eligibility for future reductions in utility rates and shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as set forth in EWMC 1.20.010, as the
same now exists or is hereafter amended. Additionally, the individual low ineOffle
lew ineeme disable eitiz ^ shall be required to repay the amount of any
utility discount received based upon such false information, together with interest
at the rate of 18 percent per annum until repaid in full.
Section 8: Severability. If a court of competent jurisdiction declares any provision in this
Ordinance to be contrary to law, such declaration shall not affect the validity of
the other provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 9: Publication. The City Council directs the City Clerk to publish a summary of this
Ordinance. The summary shall consist of the title of this Ordinance.
Section 10: Effective Date. This Ordinance becomes effective five days after the date its
summary is published.
Section 11: Short Title. This Ordinance shall be known as RATES FOR SENIORS AND
LOW-INCOME DISABLED and may be cited as such.
Passed by the City Council of East Wenatchee, at a regular meeting thereof on this A.54
day of , 2009.
CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE,
WASHINGTON
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ATTEST:
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DANA ]JARNARD, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO RM:
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DE OULS -d, CITY ATTORNEY
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 08/18/09
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 9 Ja51 b 9
PUBLISHED: 1312Zl Oct
EFFECTIVE DATE: '�"11109
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 2009- -
Of the City of East Wenatchee, Washington
On the � day of � , 2009, the City Council of the City of East
Wenatchee, Washington approved rdinance No. 2009-_15 , the main point of which may be
summarized by its title as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 97-2, ESTABLISHING
DISCOUNTS ON UTILITIES PROVIDED BY THE CITY FOR SENIOR
CITIZENS, CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Upon request, the City will mail a full text of this Ordinance.
Dated this A "Iday of 4v6t6t , 2009
CITY CLERK, DANA BARNARD
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