[Adopted 6-10-1999 by Ord. No. 636]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
A person or persons who file a claim for sewer rental abatement/rebate
and was 65 years of age or over and whose spouse, if residing with
the claimant, was over 65 years of age or over during the calendar
year in which sewer rentals were due and/or payable. If sewer rentals
are charged to more than one individual, all persons to whom the sewer
rental is charged shall be considered collectively as the claimant.
All income received by the claimant and all individuals residing
in the same household as the claimant, during the calendar year previous
to that in which abatement/rebate claim is being made.
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; all benefits received under state unemployment
insurance laws and veterans' 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 life insurance benefits and proceeds,
and gifts of cash or property in excess of $300, but shall not include
surplus food or other relief in kind supplied by a governmental agency.
A.
Any claimant may claim a sewer rental abatement/rebate
for a calendar year in the amount of sewer rentals actually paid or
are due by the claimant for said calendar year.
B.
No claim shall be allowed for any claimant whose income
is in excess of $15,000 per year for the entire calendar year previous
to that which abatement/rebate claim is being made. Such amount may
be changed from time to time by a duly-adopted resolution of the Board
of Commissioners of the Township of Nether Providence.
C.
Filing of claim. Sewer rental bills are commonly issued
to residents of Nether Providence in February. These bills represent
sewer rental for the current year. A claim for sewer rental abatement/rebate
shall be filed with the Manager of the Township of Nether Providence
within 120 days succeeding the date when such sewer rental bills were
received. No claim shall be made from the Sewer Fund of the Township
later than the last day on which such claim may be filed.
D.
Proof of claim. Each claim shall be filed on forms
provided by the Township of Nether Providence and shall include reasonable
proof of household income, the receipts or other proof that the sewer
rental bills had been paid or are due during the calendar year, and
proof of the age of the claimant. The Township reserves the right
to request copies of the claimant's current federal income tax return,
for purposes of verification of income.
E.
Form. The Board of Commissioners of Nether Providence
may prescribe necessary rules and regulations, and shall make available
suitable forms for filing a claim.
After the timely filing of a claim and receipt
by the Township of satisfactory proof of household income, the Township
may either abate the rental fee of claimants who have not yet paid
their current annual sewer rent bill, or rebate the amount of such
rent to claimants who have previously paid their current sewer rent
bill.
In any case in which a claim is filed with fraudulent
intent, the claim shall be disallowed and the claimant prohibited
from filing any future claims.
The Manager of the Township of Nether Providence
is hereby empowered to determine the validity of any claims. Appeals
from any action or determination of the Manager of the Township of
Nether Providence shall be taken to the Board of Commissioners of
the Township of Nether Providence within 30 days of the notice of
determination by the Secretary.
This article shall take effect immediately and be applicable to the calendar year 1999. Claims under this article may be filed within 120 days of the date of enactment of this article for the year 1999, and for years thereafter in accordance with the time period as set forth in § 215-21C of this article.
