Ordinance No. 571-19 Low Income AssistanceORDINANCE NO. 571-19
AN ORDINANCE OF THE SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
AMENDING SECTION 6.1.9 OF DIVISION 6 OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE
CODE REGARDING THE LOW-INCOME CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM AND SUPERSEEDING ORDINANCE NO. 501-07 IN ITS ENTIRETY
Be it enacted by the Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District,
County of El Dorado, State of California, as follows:
SECTION 1 — POLICY AND PURPOSE
The purpose of this Ordinance is to amend certain sections of 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. The Board — The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility
District.
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 of El
Dorado, State of California, make the following findings:
1. The District currently has available a Low -Income Customer Assistance
Program for eligible customers offering a 20% discount to the District water and or sewer
bills.
2. The District is anticipating adopting a five-year schedule of annual water
and sewer rate increases beginning July 1, 2019, and believes the impact may create a
financial hardship to some customers.
3. The District desires to amend the Administrative Code to increase the
Low -Income Customer Assistance Program discount rate to 25%.
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.
5. The Low -Income Customer Assistance Program will not be funded with
customer's service charges but with District revenue from property tax receipts.
SECTION IV — AMENDING SECTION 6.1.9 OF DIVISION 6 OF THE
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
Section 6.1.9 of Division 6 of the Administrative Code is amended as follows:
"6.1.9 The District offers a Low -Income Customer Assistance Program for
qualifying residential customers. The Property must be owner or full-time tenant
occupied. Program specifications are as follows:
a.) Eligibility is based upon current participation in the Liberty
Utilities Care Program.
b.) The amount of the discount is 25% of the standard residential
water and sewer rate.
c.) The Program may apply to rental properties if the tenant can
demonstrate, through a rental or lease agreement, that they are
financially responsible for paying the water, and or sewer bill.
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."
This Ordinance hereby supersedes Ordinance Number 501-07 in its entirety, and amends
Section 6.1.9 of Division 6 of the Administrative Code regarding the Low -Income
Customer Assistance Program.
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 of the fact that any one or more
sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases may be
determined to be unconstitutional or invalid.
SECTION VI — EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance amending the above referenced section of the Administrative
Code shall be effective thirty (30) days after execution.
PASSED AND ENACTED by the Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public
Utility District at its duly held regular meeting on the 18th of April 2019 by the following
vote:
AYES: CEFALU, JONES, VOGELGESANG, SHEEHAN, EXLINE
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
Randy Vogelgesang, President
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ATTEST:
Melonie Guttry, Exec tive Servic Manager/
Board Clerk
South Tahoe Public Utility District