HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-3215 - Amending Chapter 7.08 of the MMC Relating to Solid Waste RatesCITY OF MARYSVILLE
Marysville, Washington
ORDINANCE NO. 32\5
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING CHAPTER 3.63 OF THE MARYSVILLE
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE UTILITY RATE RELIEF FOR LOW-
INCOME SENIOR AND DISABLED CITY UTILITY CUSTOMERS.
WHEREAS, chapter 3.63 of the municipal code provides a utility rate reduction to low-
income senior and disabled city utility customers as authori zed by RCW 74.3 8.070; and
WHEREAS, the current rate reduction in Marysville is thirty percent (30%); and
WHEREAS, a survey of surrounding city utilities identified discount rates above thi rty
percent (30%) and averaging forty percent (40%); and
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to maintain comparable discounts fo r low-income
senior and disabled city utility customers; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to increase the utility rate relief to fo rty percent
(40%).
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. Chapter 3.63 MMC, Rate Relief, is hereby amended as set forth in Exhibit
A.
SECTION 2. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of
this ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent
juri sdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the validity or
constitutionality of any other section, subsecti on, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this
ordinance.
SECTION 3. Upon approval by the city attorney, the city clerk or the code reviser are
authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance, including scrivener's errors or
clerical mistakes; references to other local, state, or federal laws, rul es, or regulations; or
numbering or referencing of ordinances or their sections and subsections.
SECTION 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective May l , 2022.
PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this \ \-\-V' day of Afr'\ , 2022.
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CITY OF MARYSVILLE
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Attest:
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Date of publication: Apn l 2,(o 1 2-02-2
Effective Date: May 1, 2022
EXHIBIT A
3.63.020 Rate relief.
(1) There is granted to persons who meet the qualifications and requirements of
MMC 3.63.030 and 3.63.040 relief from the city's water, sewer and solid waste service charges in
the following circumstances:
(a) Direct Billing Customer. All billings by the city to direct billing customers who meet the
qualifications and requirements of MMC 3.63.030 and 3.63.040 shall be reduced by dG 40
percent for sewer services, water services and the equivalent level of garbage service at one
36-gallon can removed weekly as prescribed by the city's water, sewerage and solid waste
rate ordinances then in effect.
(b) Indirect Billing Customer. All billings paid by indirect billing customers to the landlord,
maintenance association or other third party who meet the qualifications and requirements of
MMC 3.63.030 and 3.63.040 may apply for the dG 40 percent rebate for sewer services,
minimum water services as prescribed by the city's water and sewerage rate ordinances then
in effect; provided, that such indirect bi lling customers may receive a one-time payment
pursuant to the provision of MMC 3.63.040(1 )(b).
(2) In determining the amount of relief granted under this section, the water service charge shall not
include any consumption charges beyond the maximum allowable for the minimum water charge for
indirect billing customers; nor shall it include solid waste rate charges beyond a single 36-gallon
weekly service for directly billed customers.