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Home My WebLink AboutO-1108 - Utility tax rebate for low-income senior citizens (3.64)..~ ~:...>~:.~...", ...1' '. CIT Y 0 F MAR Y S V ILL E Marysville,Washington ORDINANCE NO.//08 An Ordinance of the City of Marysville supplementing Chapter 3.64 of the M~rysville Municipal Code to . provide for a utility'tax rebate to low income senior ci tizens.r .' THE CITY,COUN'c:IL OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE,WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:t Section I.·Utility'Tax Rebate.':The occupant of a dwelling uni t in the Ci ty of Marysv.11 Ie shall be el .i'g i.bI e for a 100 %ut i 1 i ty . tax rebate under the following conditions: (a)The dweLl i.ng un i.t; mus t have been occupied by the personclaimirig thereb~te as a princ~pal place of residence throughout the term for which the reb ate is cI ai J!1 ed..'...'.'.~'. (b)The person claiming the rebate must be the head of the household for the dwelling unit in question. (c)The utility accounts must be in the name of the person claiming the rebate. (d)The utility accounts must have been paid in full by the person claiming the rebate through~ut the period faT which the clai~is filed. (e)No person may claim a rebate for more than one dwelling unit during the same period. (f)The person claiming the rebate must have been 61 years of age or older th~oughout the period for which the rebat~is claimed;provided,that any surviving spouse of a person who was qualified for a rebate at the time of that person's death shall qual ify if said surviving spouse is 57 years of age or older and other- wise meet~the requirements of this section.. (g)The combined income,from all sources whatsoever, of the person claiming the rebate,his or her spouse,and any co-tenant occupying the dwelling unit for the calendar year during which the utility tax ~as paid,shall not exceed $#,000 ..00.Provided,that in calculating income for the purposes of this section,only two-thirds of any Social Security benefits,federal civil service retirement, or railroad retirement pension shall be considered. Further,the gain realized by any person from the sale, transfer,or upon being displaced from his or her residence, shall not be considered as income for purposes of this section if reinvested in a replacement residence within 18 m6nthS'of its realization. Ordinance/l Section 2.Procedure for Claiming Utility Tax R~bate. Claims for uti 1i t y tax rebates'shall be made annually and fil ed between January 2 and February 28 of the year following the period for which the rebate is claimed.Claims shall be filed on forms prescribed and furnished by the City Clerk.Said forms shall require the claimant to certify his or her eligibility under this Chapter.The claimant shall attach proof of all utility taxes which qualify for a rebate and which were paid by him or her during the preceding calendrtr year. Upon being satisfied that a claim is in compliance wi th this chapt.er ,.the City Treasurer"shall issue a warrant payable to the claimant for 100%of the utility taxes paid during the claim period. In the event that a person qualifying for a utility tax r~bate under this Chapter resides in a dwelling unit which is not issued individual billing statements from the utility companies, or in the event that a qualified claimant,for good cause,cannot produce proof of the exact amount of utility taxes paid during the claim period,the City Administrator shall be authorized to estimate the amount of rebate owed,based upon utility taxes paid by other persons in similar circumstances. Section 3.Penalty for False Claim.Upon determination by the City Administrator that any person has knowingly filed a false claim for a utility tax rebate,said claim shall be denied,and said person,and all other persons residing in his or her dwelling unit .sh all forfe i t their 'eI Ig i.b iI i t y.for u t il ity tax rebates'.. v. Section 4.Effective Date.The utility tax rebate provided for in this Chapter shall apply to a)1 utility t~xes paid on or after January 1,1980.The first filing period for claims shall open on January 2,1981. ATTEST: ecsz:",J.~.~ APPROVED A8:TO FORM: :/,' ~Y~"".'-.' Ordinance/2 ",",.,.