Chapter 13.14
UTILITY RATE REDUCTIONS
Sections:
13.14.040 Application – Annual filing.
13.14.050 Application documentation – Qualification.
13.14.060 Utility rate reductions.
13.14.010 Qualified persons.
(1) Any single person 65 years of age or older whose total income, earned or unearned, falls under an income specified in HMC 13.14.020(1) from all sources, including but not limited to income from bonds, stocks, savings interest or other interest or dividend income of any kind, or any household where one person is 65 years of age or older and whose combined total income, earned or unearned, falls under an income specified in HMC 13.14.020(2) from all sources, including but not limited to income from bonds, stocks, savings interest or other interest or dividend income of any kind, and owns no real property, personally or through any corporation other than his/her home, is entitled to the reduced rates specified in HMC 13.14.060(1).
(2) Any single person who qualifies for Social Security Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and whose total income, earned or unearned, falls under an income specified in HMC 13.14.020(1) from all sources, including but not limited to income from bonds, stocks, savings interest or other interest or dividend income of any kind, or any couples whose combined total income, earned or unearned, falls under an income specified in HMC 13.14.020(2) from all sources, including but not limited to income from bonds, stocks, savings interest or other interest or dividend income of any kind, and owns no real property, personally or through any corporation other than his/her home, is entitled to the reduced rates specified in HMC 13.14.060(2). (Ord. 372-2021; Ord. 344-2015 § 1; Ord. 248-2001 § 1)
13.14.020 Income criteria.
(1) The single person household income threshold shall be 30 percent of the median family income for Marion County, Oregon, as published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(2) The married couple household income threshold shall be 40 percent of the median family income for Marion County, Oregon, as published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. (Ord. 248-2001 § 1)
13.14.030 Eligible housing.
At the time of application, the person making the claim must reside in the premises for which the utility rate reduction claim is made and the utility account shall be in the name of the person making the application under this chapter. The premises for which application is made must be located within the city limits of the city. Persons residing in federally subsidized housing are not eligible for utility rate reductions under this chapter. (Ord. 248-2001 § 1)
13.14.040 Application – Annual filing.
Applications for utility rate reductions pursuant to this chapter shall be on forms supplied by the city and filed with the city administrator or designee. Reduced utility rates shall be granted to qualifying applicants commencing with the first full billing period occurring following the acceptance of the application. The reduced rates shall continue for the remainder of the fiscal year in which the application is filed and accepted. All qualifying customers must submit new applications annually by July 1st in order for eligibility to be continued through the next fiscal year from July 1st through June 30th. (Ord. 248-2001 § 1)
13.14.050 Application documentation – Qualification.
The city administrator or designee may request the applicant to provide documentation in support of the application. The applicant shall provide the city administrator or designee with any documentation requested prior to approval of applicant. The city administrator or designee shall determine whether the applicant is qualified for a utility rate reduction under this chapter and shall provide written notification to the applicant of this decision. (Ord. 248-2001 § 1)
13.14.060 Utility rate reductions.
(1) Qualified applicants specified in HMC 13.14.010(1) shall be billed at 50 percent of the utility rates as stated in this title. In addition, qualified applicants specified in HMC 13.14.010(1) shall be billed for 50 percent of charges related to the increase static water pressure project and the waste water reuse project as stated in the water and wastewater rate study.
(2) Qualified applicants specified in HMC 13.14.010(2) shall not be billed for charges related to the increase static water pressure project and the waste water reuse project as stated in the water and wastewater rate study.
(3) If an applicant qualifies under both HMC 13.14.010(1) and (2), the applicant shall be billed at 50 percent of the utility rates as stated in this title. In addition, applicants qualified under both HMC 13.14.010(1) and (2) shall be billed for 50 percent of charges related to the increase static water pressure project and the waste water reuse project as stated in the water and wastewater rate study. (Ord. 344-2015 § 2; Ord. 248-2001 § 1)