(a) All bona fide residents of the City who are sixty-five years of age or over or permanently disabled shall be entitled to rebates from the certain sewer rental charge paid for their homesteads, in accordance with the schedule hereinafter set forth. Only one rebate shall be paid for each homestead; and in the case of co-ownership, a single rebate shall be paid to the co-owners jointly so long as any one of them is sixty-five years of age or over or permanently disabled, provided that all co-owners are otherwise eligible for the rebate.
(b) Definitions for the purpose of determining rebates:
(1) "Income" means all income from whatever source derived, including but not limited to salaries, wages, bonuses, commissions, income from self- employment, alimony, support money, cash, public assistance and relief, the gross amount of any pensions or annuities including railroad retirement benefits, all benefits received under the Federal Social Security Act, except Medicare benefits but including supplemental Social Security payments, all benefits received under State unemployment insurance laws and Veteran's Disability payments, all interest received from the Federal or any State government, or any instrumentality or political subdivision thereof, realized capital gains, rentals, Workmen's Compensation and the gross amount of loss of time insurance benefits, life insurance benefits and proceeds, except the first five thousand dollars ($5,000) of the total death benefit payments, and gifts of cash or property other than transfers by gift between members of a household in excess of a total value of three hundred dollars ($300.00), but shall not include surplus food or other relief in kind supplied by a governmental agency or those rebates offered by State and local government for services supplied.
(2) "Household income" means the aggregate of all income received by the homestead owner, or owners, in case of co-ownership, and his or her spouse if a resident of the same household during a calendar year in which sewer rental charges are due and payable.
(3) "Homestead" means a dwelling and so much of the land surrounding it as is reasonably necessary for use of the dwelling as a home, which is owned and occupied by a claimant. An owner includes a person in possession under a contract of sale, deed of trust, life estate, joint tenancy or tenancy in common.
(4) "Sewer rental charge" means the charge, per quarter, as defined in Section 933.03.
(5) "Permanently disabled" means unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to continue indefinitely. The City may require that a claimant be examined by a physician designated by the City to determine permanent disability.
(Ord. 29-1981 §1. Passed 12-15-81; Ord. 6-1982 §1. Passed 5-17-82.)
(c) The amount of rebates for the sewer rental charge paid during calendar year 1989 and thereafter shall be determined in accordance with the following schedule:
Household Income | Percentage of Sewer Rental Charge to be Rebated |
$0 5,999 | 100 |
6,000 6,499 | 90 |
6,500 6,999 | 80 |
7,000 7,499 | 70 |
7,500 7,999 | 60 |
8,000 8,999 | 50 |
9,000 9,999 | 40 |
10,000 10,999 | 35 |
11,000 12,999 | 25 |
13,000 14,999 | 20 |
15,000 16,999 | 15 |
17,000 20,000 | 10 |
20,000 or over | No Rebate |
(Ord. 13-2013. Passed 9-3-13.)
(d) A claim for rebate shall be filed with the Sewer Rental Bureau of the City between May 1 and June 30 of each year commencing with the calendar year 1983. The rebate shall apply to the charges for the fiscal year, January 1 through December 31 immediately preceding the claim filing period. Such claims shall be submitted on forms provided by the City. The Sewer Rental Bureau may require such additional evidence as it deems necessary or appropriate in processing the claim and reserves the right to deny any claim that does not meet the requirements for rebate, The rebate shall be limited to the service charges paid for the applicable calendar year, and may be apportioned for the part of the year during which the claimant was sixty-five years of age or older or permanently disabled. The Sewer Rental Bureau shall review each claim and shall verify and confirm the amount of rebate to the extent that the claim is valid and proper.
(e) Any information gained by the Business Administrator or any other official, agent or employee of the City, as a result of any claims, investigations or hearings required or authorized by this article, shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed to any person except for official use in connection with the administration or enforcement of this article or as otherwise provided by law.
(Ord. 29-1981 §1. Passed 12-15-81; Ord. 6-1982 §1. Passed 5-17-82.)
(f) Any person who willfully makes any false or untrue statement on any claim for rebate under this article shall upon conviction before any District Justice of York County, be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each offense and, in default of payment of fine or costs, shall be imprisoned for not more than ninety days (90 days) for each offense.
(Ord. 1-2009. Passed 1-6-09.)
Art. 935. General Provisions.
Art. 936. Definitions.
Art. 937. Stormwater Management Standards.
Art. 938. Stormwater Management (SWM) Site Plan
Requirements.
Art. 939. Construction Inspections.
Art. 940. Operation and Maintenance.
Art. 941. Fees and Expenses.
Art. 942. Detection and Elimination of Illicit Discharges
to the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System.
Art. 943. Enforcement and Penalties.
Art. 944. References.
Appendices.