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EJC:ar 7/28/82 ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1646 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA INCREASING THE UTILITY USERS TAX EXEMPTION FOR LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLD'S FROM $7,500.00 TO $10,000.00 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That Section 35-165 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 35-165. Low income household exemption. (a) The utility users tax imposed by this code shall not apply to any service user who uses telephone, electric or gas services, in or upon any premises occupied by such service user, provided the combined gross income of all members of the household in which such user resided was less than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for the calendar year prior to the fiscal year (July 1 through June 30) for which the exemption provided in this section is applied for. The exemption granted by this section shall not eliminate the duty of the service supplier to collect taxes from such exempt individual or the duty of such exempt in- dividual to pay such taxes to the service supplier, unless an exemption is applied for by the service user and granted in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) hereof. (b) Any service user exempt from the taxes im- posed by this code because of the provisions of subsection (a) above, may file an application with the tax adminis- trator at the department of finance, city hall, for an ex- emption. Such application shall be made upon forms supplied by the tax administrator and shall recite facts under oath which qualify the applicant for an exemption. The tax ad- ministrator shall review all such applications and certify as exempt those applicants determined to qualify therefor and shall notify all service suppliers affected that such exemption has been approved, stating the name of the appli- cant, the address to which such exempt service is being supplied, the account number, and such other information as