3.50.060 Enrollment.
A. Household Enrollment.
1. An application for enrollment in the program established in this chapter under AMC 3.50.050(A) must be filed with the city Finance Director on forms provided by the Finance Department.
2. An application must include all of the following:
a. The address or utility account number for which the applicant is claiming the discount;
b. A statement of the applicant's household’s total gross income (including any spouse or co-tenants residing on the property) for the most recent calendar year;
c. A statement of the total number of persons residing in the household;
d. Proof of eligibility in the form of the most-recent filed IRS tax return or an IRS Wage and Income transcript for the applicant and all other household members;
e. The signature of the applicant attesting under penalty of perjury that the information reflected on the application form is correct and complete.
3. An applicant’s enrollment under this subsection applies to utility bills issued after the date of enrollment and expires on May 31st of the following year.
B. Property Enrollment. The Finance Director must enroll or unenroll utility accounts under AMC 3.50.050(B) or (C) at the time a qualifying property is qualified or disqualified under that subsection.
C. Property-Tax-Exempt Property Enrollment. On May 31st of each year, the Finance Director must enroll or disenroll utility accounts based on the current list of parcels enrolled in the state low-income senior and disabled property tax exemption program, as provided by the County Assessor.
D. Unenrollment. The Finance Director must remove a utility account from the discount program upon an event that changes the account’s qualifying status, e.g., the sale of a home or change in tenancy. (Ord. 4044 § 2 (Att. A), 2023)