Sec. 19-52. - Administration; rules and regulations of director.
Sec. 19-54. - Applicant's affidavit; director's certification to treasurer.
Sec. 19-55. - Amount of relief.
Sec. 19-56. - Termination of relief upon change in status.
Secs. 19-57—19-59. - Reserved.
For the purpose of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
Affidavit. The residential solid waste fee affidavit provided for in this article.
Application. The residential solid waste fee relief application provided for in this article.
Billing period. A period of time for which the residential solid waste fees are charged.
Combined gross income. All income and money received from all sources, without deductions or exclusions, by the applicant and all other persons living in the dwelling for which relief is sought.
Dwelling. The full-time residence of the applicant for whom relief is requested under this article.
Property. The residential dwelling for which residential solid waste fee relief is eligible.
Relief. Exemption from the payment of all or a portion of the residential solid waste fees of the city according to the provisions of this article.
(Ord. No. 6443-07, § 1)
Residential solid waste fee relief shall be provided to qualified applicants who are eligible in the amounts and in accordance with the provisions of this article.
(Ord. No. 6443-07, § 1)
Sec. 19-52. - Administration; rules and regulations of director.
The relief provided for in this article shall be administered by the director according to the provisions of this article. The director is hereby authorized and empowered to prescribe, proscribe, adopt, promulgate and enforce such rules and regulations, in conformance with and pursuant to the provisions of this article, including the requirement of answers under oath, as may be reasonably necessary to determine qualifications for relief and administer the relief program. The director may specifically require the production of income tax returns to establish income.
(Ord. No. 6443-07, § 1)
(a)
Relief shall be granted to qualified applicants subject to the following provisions:
(1)
The applicant is currently, and remains for the tax year for which relief is requested, a customer in good standing with the Newport News Department of Public Utilities for receipt of water service at the dwelling. Relief shall be applied for standard service of one (1) authorized trash container, one (1) authorized recycling container, and bulk waste collection service. Additional services provided shall not be eligible for relief.
(2)
The combined gross income of the applicant and all persons residing in the dwelling during the calendar year immediately preceding the tax year for which relief is sought shall not exceed the income limits as provided in Table 19-55.
(3)
The applicant normally resides in the dwelling.
(b)
The fact that persons who are otherwise qualified for relief pursuant to this article are admitted to hospitals, nursing homes or other facilities for physical or mental care for short periods of time shall not disqualify an otherwise qualified applicant. The term "short periods of time" shall only include periods of time of less than thirty (30) consecutive days in any one (1) billing period or less than one hundred twenty (120) aggregate days in any one (1) tax year.
(Ord. No. 6443-07, § 1)
Sec. 19-54. - Applicant's affidavit; director's certification to treasurer.
(a)
Persons requesting solid waste fee relief may file an application and an affidavit with the director at any time.
(b)
The application and affidavit required by this section shall set forth, in a manner prescribed by the director, the names of all persons residing in the dwelling for which relief is sought, as well as their individual gross incomes.
(c)
If, after such investigation as the director deems appropriate, he shall cause the amount of the relief to be deducted from the applicant's residential solid waste fee liability beginning with the next billing for water service. In the event there is insufficient time to credit the relief on the next bill, such relief will be carried over and credited on the next regularly scheduled water service bill.
(d)
Residential dwelling units having physically or mentally disabled persons as the sole adult occupant or occupants thereof may receive non-curbside residential trash, and residential recycling collection services upon application to and approval of the director. Applications for such non-curbside collection services shall be submitted to the director annually in writing accompanied by a treating physician's statement of the occupants' inability to place the automated container at curbside.
(Ord. No. 6443-07, § 1)
Sec. 19-55. - Amount of relief.
Applicants qualifying for relief shall be relieved of liability for the residential solid waste fee in those portions and in accordance with Table 19-55.
Table 19-55
ANNUAL COMBINED
GROSS INCOME LIMITS
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
LIVING IN DWELLING*
|
RELIEF
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
| 100% | $13,837.00 | $14,390.00 | $14,966.00 | $15,565.00 | $16,187.00 | $16,835.00 |
| 67% | 15,814.00 | 16,447.00 | 17,104.00 | 17,789.00 | 18,500.00 | 19,240.00 |
| 33 | 17,790.00 | 18,502.00 | 19,242.00 | 20,011.00 | 20,812.00 | 21,644.00 |
* For dwelling units housing over six (6) persons, add five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each additional person beyond the sixth (6th) person.
(Ord. No. 6443-07, § 1)
Sec. 19-56. - Termination of relief upon change in status.
Changes with respect to income or other factors occurring during a billing period for which an application and affidavit have been filed, which have the effect of exceeding or violating the limitations and conditions provided for in this article, shall terminate relief beginning with the next billing period.
(Ord. No. 6443-07, § 1)