RES 2003-49 - 00002374RESOLUTION NO. 49 - 2003
RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR WATER RATE CHANGE
WHEREAS, Section 402.13 of the City Code provides that the City Council shall have the
authority to set water rates by resolution, and
WHEREAS, increases in operating costs since the last water rate increase in 2002 have
necessitated an increase in rates limited to an increase of 1.8 %.
WHEREAS, the rates are to be effective with the January, 2004 billing.
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved, that the following water rate schedule for all customers
except those qualifying for the low income senior citizen and disabled citizen rate shall be as
follows:
WATER RATE SCHEDULE
0 - 5,000,000
OVER - 5,000,000
$1.10 /1,000 Gal/Minimum $13.20
$1.15/1,000/Gal
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby provided a reduced rate schedule
for qualifying low income senior citizens and disabled citizens as follows:
SENIOR CITIZEN RATE SCHEDULE
0 - 5,000,000
$.82/1,000 Gal/Minimum $9.84
The following criteria must be set to qualify for the low income senior citizen rate:
1. The senior citizens must occupy single family or double bungalow units. The senior citizen
rate does not apply to apartments, commercial, industrial, institutional, or other.
2. The customer or person having responsibility for payment of the water charge must be sixty
two years of age or older and must provide a copy of a valid Minnesota Driver's License or
receipt thereof, or a Minnesota Identification Card or a receipt thereof with current address
for proof of age.
3. The person must certify that the total household income is less than the low income level
defined by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. One method of verification
may include reviewing a copy of the past year's Federal Tax Form.
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The following criteria must be met in order to qualify for the low income disabled citizen rate:
1. Disabled citizens must provide a copy of an award letter from the Social Security
Administration indicating that the individual is one hundred percent (100 %) disabled.
2. The person must certify that the total household income is less than the low income level
defined by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. One method of verification
may include reviewing a copy of the past year's Federal 1040 Tax Form.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS
29TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2003.
SCOTT T L - MAYOR
ATTEST:
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DEBRA A. SKOGEN - &TY CLERK