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Attachment C <br />lei j L=j <br />_j V <br />Memo <br />To: Roseville City Council <br />From: Chris Miller, Finance Director <br />Date: November 18, 2013 <br />Re: Utility Bill Senior Discount Program <br />Background <br />The City's Utility Bill Discount Program (or a variation thereof) is believed to have been in <br />existence since at least 1970 when the City passed Ordinance #620. This ordinance is believed <br />to have been created as a means of encouraging homeowners to abandon their private wells and <br />septic systems in favor of connecting to the municipal system. <br />It is presumed that at the time the cost of connecting to the municipal system would have been <br />cost - prohibitive for many homeowners that were on a fixed or limited income. It is also <br />presumed that City Officials determined that most of the homeowners in that economic category <br />were most likely to be retired seniors. <br />Beginning January 1, 2004 the City Council expanded the `Senior Discount' Program to include <br />single - family homeowners that are at or below federal poverty guidelines. Under the current <br />Program single - family homeowners must meet the following eligibility requirements: <br />Utility Billing Discount Program Requirements <br />❖ Owner and head of the household of a single - family home <br />In addition, homeowners must meet one of the following requirements: <br />❖ At or below the federal poverty threshold guidelines <br />- -- OR - -- <br />❖ Presently receiving retirement, survivors insurance, or disability insurance <br />under the Social Security Act, 42 USC #301, as amended. <br />Currently, 25% of all single - family homeowners are getting the discount — an increase of 400 <br />households in the past 5 years. The discount applies on the water and sewer base fees only. The <br />household discount amount is $31.40 per quarter, or $125.60 annually. This is shown in the <br />chart below: <br />
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