(a) The Clerk-Treasurer is hereby authorized to provide funding from the Sewer and Water Fund to assist residents with replacement or maintenance of private sanitary septic systems.
(b) Residents may apply for needed assistance by submitting receipts, not to exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000) within any rolling time period of ten years. The Village shall record receipts and amounts of assistance to residential addresses and, in the case of the transfer of property, the new owner shall only receive assistance in the amount remaining within the unexpired balance and unexpired period of time.
(c) Any resident participating in the assistance program for major repairs shall first have his or her septic system evaluated by the Cuyahoga County Board of Health to determine the necessary scope and scale of the work to be performed except for cleaning maintenance procedures and minor repairs.
(d) Residential homeowners shall receive assistance from the Village upon the presentation of receipts indicating that the maintenance or replacement work has been performed and inspected by the Cuyahoga County Board of Health.
(Ord. 2001-4-4. Passed 4-3-01; Ord. 2010-4-2. Passed 5-4-10.)