RES 2005-78 - 00013603RESOLUTION NO. 2005 -78
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 2005 have necessitated an increase in rates
limited to an increase of 2.8 %.
WHEREAS, the rates are to be effective with the January, 2006 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 $1.1511,000 Gal/Minimum $13.80
OVER - 5,000,000 $1.20/1,000 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 $.85/1,000 Gal/Minimum $10.20
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.
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 12th DAY OF DECEMBER,
2005.
ATTEST:
DEBRA A. SKOGEN 6CITY CLERK