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Ordinance No. 501-07 - Superseded 6. ORDINANCE NO. 501-07 AN ORDINANCE OF THE SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ADDING SECTION 6.1.9 TO DIVISION 6 OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE REGARDING THE LOW-INCOME CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Be it enacted by the Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District, County ofEI Dorado, State of California, as follows: SECTION I - POLICY AND PURPOSE The purpose of this Ordinance is to adopt certain additions to the Administrative Code regarding the District's Low-Income Customer Assistance Program. SECTION II - DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this Ordinance, the terms used herein are defined as follows: A. The District - The South Tahoe Public Utility District. B. District. The Board - The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility ~ C. Administrative Code - The compilation and codification of all of the Administrative, Water, Sewer, Street Lighting and Groundwater Management Plan Ordinances of the District, which establish the authority and the principles for decisions of the District, and provide the public with guidelines applicable to District operations. SECTION III - FINDINGS The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District, County ofE! Dorado, State of California, make the following findings: 1. The District's recent customer service survey demonstrated that the majority ofthe District's customers were in favor of providing assistance to low-income homeowners with paying their water and sewer bills. 2. Several other local utility companies offer a similar financial assistance program for their low-income customers. 3. The District desires to amend the Administrative Code to provide relief to those individuals and families who meet the qualifications of the Program. 4. The Board of Directors has determined that it is in the best interest of the District and community to adopt this Ordinance with respect to offering financial assistance to low-income customers. \., 6. 5. The Low-Income Customer Assistance Program will not be funded with customer's service charges but with District revenue from property tax receipts that is not utilized in the District's ratemaking process. SECTION IV - SECTION 6.1.9 ADDED TO DIVISION 6 OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE The following section shall be added to Division 6 of the Administrative Code and inserted as Section 6.1.9: 4..., "6.1.9 The District offers a Low-Income Customer Assistance Program for qualifying residential customers. The District's customer is the record owner of a parcel served by a water and/or sewer connection. The Property must be owner occupied. Program specifications are as follows: a.) Eligibility is based upon current participation in the Sierra Pacific Power Company's Care Program. b.) The amount ofthe rebate is 20% of the standard residential water and/or sewer rate. c.) The Program does not apply to rental properties or second homes. d.) The Program is subject to annual renewal and may require additional proof of eligibility. e.) The District, at its discretion, may remove the applicant from the Program if it has reason to believe the applicant is no longer eligible or does not meet Program requirements." SECTION V - SEVERABILITY If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance and its implementing rules and regulations is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or the Administrative Code. The Board of Directors declares and determines that it would have passed section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase thereof of this Ordinance and its implementing rules and regulations and the Administrative Code irrespective ofthe fact that anyone or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases may be determined to be unconstitutional or invalid. ~ ~ SECTION VI - EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance adding the above referenced section to the Administrative Code shall take effect January 1,2008. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District at its duly held regular meeting on the 15th of November 2007 by the following vote: AYES: Directors Wallace, Schafer, Farrell, Mosbacher NOES: Director Jones ABSENT: None \.. \.