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Moab extends utility‑assistance pilot, raises eligibility to 80% AMI and adds renter accommodations
Summary
The City Council adopted an ordinance extending and revising a six‑month residential utility‑assistance pilot. Revisions raise income eligibility to 80% of Area Median Income, add renter application pathways for shared accounts, keep the $40 monthly credit cap, and call for additional outreach and confidentiality safeguards.
The City Council voted to extend and revise a six‑month pilot utility assistance program that provides qualifying households up to $40 per month toward water, sewer and stormwater charges.
City staff presented data from the pilot’s first six months and recommended changes to expand eligibility and remove barriers that prevented many renters from applying. Staff said the original pilot used federal poverty levels and a $40 credit cap and had low uptake: “Only 16 applications came in,” Marcy (city utilities/finance staff) told the council, and several prospective applicants were ineligible because…
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