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Council pauses action on proposed senior utility protections, signals broader rewrite of shutoff rules
Summary
Councilmembers debated a proposed ordinance to limit automatic shutoffs for residents age 75 and to extend protections for long-term on-time customers; legal staff warned age-based protections require narrowly tailored justification, and council directed staff to draft a broader rewrite and seek commission input.
East Point — A proposal to prevent automatic shutoffs for residents age 75 and to give a 30-day grace period to long-term, on-time customers prompted a legal review and a decision to postpone action while staff and council refine the approach.
Councilmember Josh Butler introduced language aiming to protect older residents and customers with long payment histories. The city attorney and outside counsel cautioned that an ordinance explicitly keyed…
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