HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-017 ORDINANCE NO. 2012-017
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON
AMENDING ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 13.12.160
OF THE ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO
LOW INCOME SENIOR UTILITY RATE DISCOUNTS
WHEREAS, the City of Arlington has the authority to set rates and charges for its utility
system; and
WHEREAS,the City Council has reviewed and now wishes to update the income levels
which qualifies eligible senior citizens to a reduction in utility rates; and
WHEREAS, the City Council considered this amendment at their meeting on September
4, 2012, and determined approving the amendment was in the best interest of the City and its
citizens;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Arlington do hereby ordain as
follows:
Section 1. Arlington Municipal Code section 13.12.160(b) shall be and hereby is
amended to read as follows:
(b) For purposes of this section, the term "qualifying senior
citizens" shall mean those ratepayers who are sixty-one years of
age or older, whose household income is thirty thousand dollars or
less. For purposes of verifying income, ratepayers seeking to
qualify under this section shall provide annual proof of age and
income as may be required by the city upon forms retained by the
finance director for that purpose.
Section 2. Effective Date. This Ordinance or a summary thereof shall be published
in the official newspaper of the City. The Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force five (5)
days after the date of publication.
ORDINANCE NO. 2012-017 1
PASSED BY the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this ` k—day of
2012.
CITY OF ARLINGTON
Barbara Tolbert, Mayor
Attest:
Kristin field, City Clerk
Approved as to farm:
Stevfn J. P ffle
City AWmey
ORDINANCE NO. 2012-017 2
CERTIFICATION OF ORDINANCE
1, Kristin Banfield, being the duly appointed and acting Clerk of the City of Arlington,
Washington, a municipal corporation, do hereby certify that the following Ordinance #2012-017
was approved at the September 4, 2012 City Council meeting.
ORDINANCE#2012-017
"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON
AMENDING ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 13.12.160 OF THE
ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO LOW INCOME
SENIOR UTILITY RATE DISCOUNTS."
A true and correct copy of the original ordinance is attached.
Dated this 5th day of September, 2012.
Kristin anfield
City Cler for the City of Arlington
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE ADOPTIONS
You are hereby notified that on September 4, 2012, the City Council of the City of
Arlington, Washington, did adopt Ordinance No. 2012-016 entitled,
"AN ORDINANCE GRANTING CASCADE NATURAL GAS
CORPORATION, A WASHINGTON CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS
AND ASSIGNS, THE RIGHT, PRIVILEGE, AUTHORITY AND FRANCHISE
TO SET, ERECT, LAY, CONSTRUCT, EXTEND, SUPPORT, ATTACH,
CONNECT, MAINTAIN, REPAIR, REPLACE, ENLARGE, OPERATE AND
USE FACILITIES IN, UPON, OVER, UNDER, ALONG, ACROSS AND
THROUGH THE FRANCHISE AREA TO PROVIDE FOR THE
TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF NATURAL GAS FOR
POWER, HEAT AND LIGHT, AND ANY OTHER PURPOSES FOR WHICH
NATURAL GAS AND ELECTRIC ENERGY MAY BE USED."
And Ordinance No. 2012-017 entitled,
"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON
AMENDING ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 13.12.160 OF THE
ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO LOW INCOME
SENIOR UTILITY RATE DISCOUNTS"
These ordinances are effective five days from passage and publication, except as
otherwise specified in the ordinance.
The full text of the ordinances is available to interested persons and will be mailed upon
request.
tl
Kristin nfield
City Clerk
City of Arlington