(a) Reductions from the fees required in this chapter may be granted by the City Manager or his or her designee upon proper application to him or her made by citizens of the City who, in said application, can demonstrate that the payment of the refuse collection and disposal fees herein provided causes a financial hardship. The City Manager or his or her designee shall make the necessary rules and regulations regarding the applications for said reductions.
(b) Each citizen who files an application for reduction must attach a copy of the page from his or her U.S. Income Tax Return that shows his or her adjusted, gross income for the tax year most recent in time to the time of the application for reduction.
(c) Upon receipt of a completed application with all required attachments, the City Manager or his or her designee shall determine the fee reduction to be allowed in accordance with the following schedule:
(1) Poverty level income or below: 50% reduction.
(2) Above the poverty level income: no reduction.
(d) For the purposes of this section, “poverty level income” means that amount of annual income determined to be poverty level as determined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and as published annually in the Federal Register.
(e) Annually, each approved applicant who has received a reduction hereunder shall be required to supplement his or her original application with a copy of that page of his or her U.S. Income Tax Return that shows his or her adjusted gross income for the previous tax year. Any failure to make said supplemental filing may cause the applicant to lose his or her fee reduction at the sole discretion of the City Manager or his or her designee.
(f) Such reduced fee shall apply only to the permanent residence of the customer.
(Ord. 5756. Passed 1-6-04.)