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HomeMy WebLinkAbout017 - 03/04/1980 - AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 106 OF THE CITY CODE AS IT RELATES TO PROPERTY TAX REBATES FOR ORDINANCE NO 17, 1980
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDIP+G CERTAIN SECTIONS OF
CHAPTER 106 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AS IT RELATES TO PROPERTY TAX RLBATES FOR THE ELDEPLY
AiJD HANDICAPPED
WHEPEAS, several citizen commissions of the City of Fort Collins nave
met to consider modifications to the property tax rebate program for low-
incore elderly residents of the City of Fort Collins, and
WHEREAS, these commissions have recommenced that this program be
expanded to provide for property tax rebates to handicapped individuals,
and
WHEREAS, these commissions have also recommended an adjustment to
the income criteria used to determine eligibility for participation in the
program
tOW. THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY ThE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FOPT
COLLINS
Section 1 That the first and second sentences of Section 106-1 of
the Code oT the City of Fort Collins be, and the same hereby are, amended
to read as follows
"§106-1 Enactment, Purpose, Applicability
There is hereby enacted a tax refund program to
provide relief from property taxes for lore-income
elderly residents and handicapped residents of the
C _y It is - ,e purpose of +J _ t, < r(-'u. 1 p^oqr am to
refuno to low incorie elcerly residents and handicapped
residents of the city, as defined in this chapter, the
city's portion of property taxes for the preceding
year, vhich such persons have pain
Section 2 Tnat Section 106-3 (A) of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follctitis
"§106-3 Qualifications
In order to be entitled to a refund under this pro-
graoo, the applicant for such refund mist meet all of
the following applicable requirements
(A) The applicant or his spouse, if they live to-
gether , must be sixty-five (65) years of age or
older by August 1 of the year in wnich the
application is submitted or be a handicapped
individual as defined in this chapter No more
than one (1) application shall be submitted or
acted upon in connection with any single property
in the City "
Section 3 That Section 106-3 (D) of the Cooe of the City of Fort
Collins be, and the same hereby is, anerded to read as follows
"§106-3 Qualifications
(D) If the applicant was not a member of a household
during the preceding year when the taxes were
assessed, his income for such year irust have been
no greater than Seven Thousand Three hundred
Dollars ($7,300 00), or , if the applicant was a
member of a household during the preceding year
when such tares were assessed , the combined
income of all members of the household must have
been no greater than Ten Thousand Eight Hundred
Dollars ($10,800 00) for such preceding year "
Section 4 That Section 106-6 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins
be, and the same hereby is, amended Ly the addition of a definition,
HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUAL, to read as follows
"HANDICA°FED INDIVIDUAL - Any person who has a physical
impairment from a physiological or neurological
condition, or a disability attributable to mental
retardation, cerebral palsy, or epilepsy , which
prevents the exercise of normal physical func-
tion "
Sectiui, 5 That Section LG6 o of the code of he - sty of Fort u ,1 ins
be, and the same hereby is, amended by changing the definition of INCOME
to read as follows
"INCOME -- Total income, including, but not limited to,
salaries, wages, tips, employee compensation, interest,
dividends, business or farm income, rents, royalties,
social security benefits, public and private pension
payments, annuities , support money, cash public
assistance and relief, veteran ' s benefits ( except
service connected disability payments) , workmens '
compensation and unemployment compensation benefits "
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered pub-
lisned this 19th day of February A D 1980, and to be presented
for final passage on trre 4th day of March A D 1980
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Passed and adopted on final reading this 4th day of March
1980
Mayor ,
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