A. 
The special residential rate for low-income citizens specified in RMC § 3.29.020 will be available to each person who shows satisfactory proof that he or she meets all of the following criteria:
1. 
Has a maximum annual income that falls within one of the following ranges of the federal poverty level (FPL) established by the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the area median income (AMI) established by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD):
Income Range
0% – 50% FPL
51% – 100% FPL
101% – 150% FPL
151% – 200% FPL or 80% AMI, whichever is greater;
2. 
Is the sole occupant or the head of a household;
3. 
Resides in a dwelling unit served directly by the city's utility; and
4. 
Is billed in his or her name by the city's utility.
B. 
All information presented in support of such application shall be verified by the applicant who shall provide such other data as deemed appropriate upon forms and in a manner determined by the finance director or designee.
(Ord. 40-02; Ord. 03-16 § 1; Ord. 2022-29 § 7; Ord. 2024-29 § 1; Ord. 2025-29 § 2)