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City of Pagedale, MO
St. Louis County
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[CC 2000 §620.070; Ord. No. 922 §§1 — 9, 9-13-1990]
A. 
Effective January 1, 1991, a fifty percent (50%) Pagedale tax rebate on electric and natural gas utilities shall be provided to any qualified person, who is either:
1. 
Sixty-two (62) years of age or older and retired; or
2. 
Totally disabled as defined by the Social Security Act as amended and receiving benefits therefrom.
B. 
The tax rebate shall be based upon the aggregate amount of all Pagedale taxes on sales and charges for electricity and natural gas services, less discounts, credits, penalties and refunds to an eligible City resident.
C. 
Additional criteria for eligibility may be determined by the Board of Alderpersons from time to time; and the Board of Alderpersons shall retain the right to limit and/or to terminate this program.
D. 
Qualified residents during the entire calendar year for which any rebate is sought must have been a single resident of or the head of household, must have resided in the City as his/her primary place of residence and must have been of the age of sixty-two (62) years.
E. 
Any qualified persons seeking a rebate shall obtain a rebate application from the City Hall. The rebate application shall request all necessary information to validate eligibility, as well as such documentation as may be required by the Board of Alderpersons. At the discretion of the Board of Alderpersons, such proof may include, but not be limited to, proof of age, residency or disability and original stubs of utility bills and proof of payment of such bills.
F. 
Claims for rebates shall be honored only if City real estate and personal property taxes are fully paid by the resident claiming a rebate and proof of same provided. Rebate applications may be submitted each year between January first (1st) and April thirtieth (30th) of each year for the preceding year.
G. 
Nothing contained herein shall in any way alter or diminish the obligation of any individual's obligation to pay fully and promptly any utility tax.
H. 
Rebate payments herein authorized shall be from the general revenue funds of the City of Pagedale. The Board of Alderpersons shall appropriate through the City's annual budget an amount equal to the projected total of rebate payments.
I. 
Any person who willfully provides misleading or fraudulent information for purposes of obtaining a rebate for which he/she is ineligible shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00). In addition, upon conviction, any rebate monies paid by the City of Pagedale to such person shall be repaid to the City as restitution.