Section
1072.01 Qualifications for service
1072.02 Private contractors
1072.03 Applications
1072.04 Falsification of information
1072.05 Annual review of chapter
CROSS REFERENCES
Removal of snow and ice, see § 660.14
Snow plowing vehicles, see § 438.31
Snow removal, see R.C. §§ 727.01, 4513.18, 5501.41
(a) The Mayor and the Director of City Services are hereby authorized to provide snow removal services for those residents who are 65 years of age or over and who have an annual household income of not more than two hundred percent (200%) of the federal poverty level including Social Security, pensions and interest, with proof of gross income satisfactory to the Senior Services Director and for adult residents who are classified as physically, medically or mentally handicapped under the guidelines of the Social Security Administration and who have an annual household income of not more than two hundred percent (200%) of the federal poverty level including Social Security, pensions and interest, with proof of gross income satisfactory to the Senior Services Director, provided that, under any of the aforementioned circumstances, no able-bodied person is residing with the resident at the same street address. Each applicant and/or qualified resident must reside in the home for eighty percent (80%) of the snow plowing service period from November through March.
(b) No snow plowing will be furnished to qualified residents, except when the accumulation of snow reaches approximately three inches or, as determined by the Director of City Services. Driveways shall be cleared not more than once in a 24-hour period.
(c) Snow removal vehicles will clear not more than a single driveway width except for residents who meet the basic program qualifications and provide proof of clinically significant conditions or physical limitations satisfactory to the Senior Services Director which indicates a need for greater width to be cleared. The snow removal contractor shall indicate the location of the designated area that will be plowed through the use of driveway markers which shall be visible from the cab of a snow plow vehicle. Applicants shall not have side or overhead driveway obstructions which may interfere with snow removal operations.
(d) For the purposes of division (a) of this section, the Mayor or his or her designee is hereby authorized to use his or her discretion in determining whether or not an able-bodied person is residing at the residence or whether a hardship case exists such that an applicant for services that otherwise do not qualify under division (a) of this section may receive the services listed under division (a) of this section as long as the applicant’s annual household income does not exceed five hundred percent (500%) of the federal poverty level.
(Ord. 1999-160, passed 9-21-1999; Ord. 2001-148, passed 7-2-2001; Ord. 2024-113, passed 6-17-2024)
(a) The Director of City Services shall employ private snow removal contractors to perform the services set forth in § 1072.01.
(b) The Director of City Services shall obtain such private snow removal contractors after ascertaining, by means of an informal bid, the cost of removal to be charged by individual contractors, and shall make arrangements and contracts with such contractors in advance of each winter season, to be assured of their availability on an on-call basis during the ensuing winter months, upon such terms and specifications as he or she shall prepare. The Director of City Services is hereby authorized to prepare such rules and regulations consistent with this chapter to govern the activities of the private snow removal contractors.
(c) Payment for such private contracting services shall be made by the Director of Finance from funds appropriated for such purpose, which appropriation is hereby authorized.
(d) Upon entering into a contract with the city, a contractor shall provide a bond in an amount to be determined by the Director of Law and shall furnish the city with a certificate of insurance naming the city as an additional insured.
(Ord. 1986-180, passed 1-19-1987; Ord. 2001-148, passed 7-2-2001)
(a) A city resident who qualifies for city snow plowing and who desires plowing services must complete an application and submit it to the Department of Senior Services.
(b) The application will be reviewed and, if approved, will be included on the eligible list for this service.
(Ord. 1986-180, passed 1-19-1987; Ord. 2001-148, passed 7-2-2001)
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