Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance revises Title 11 - Water, Sewer and Electricity Code of the Columbus City Code, in order to ensure consistent definitions and terminology regarding "Low Income Customer Discount" and "Senior Citizen Customer Discount" within the Department of Public Utilities; Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Division of Water and Division of Power. Four (4) existing sections are modified and three (3) new sections are added to the appropriate chapters.
FISCAL IMPACT: No funding is required for this legislation.
Title
To amend Columbus City Code Sections 1105.01, 1105.21, 1147.19, 1163.01 and add new Sections 1105.22, 1147.01 and 1147.24 to ensure consistent definitions and terminology of the "Low Income Customer Discount" and "Senior Citizen Customer Discount" within the respective divisions of the Department of Public Utilities; the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, the Division of Water, and the Division of Power.
Body
WHEREAS, this ordinance amends existing sections within the Columbus City Code, pertinent to "Low Income Customer Discount" and "Eligible Senior Citizen Discount" for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, the Division of Water, and the Division of Power, so that definitions and terms remain consistent throughout; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance adds three (3) new sections regarding "Low Income Customer Discount" and "Eligible Senior Citizen Discount" so that definitions and terms remain consistent within the Department of Public Utilities; and
WHEREAS, the current Columbus City Code contains multiple references to these discounts; now, therefore;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1: That effective February 1, 2016 Section 1105.01 be amended as follows:
1105.01 Definitions.
"Eligible Senior Customers" shall mean means any customer who applies for and receives certification by the Division of Water that he or she (a) receives is receiving service by means of a single me...
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