Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2019-6939

• Record #: O2019-6939
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Failed to Pass
• Intro date: 9/18/2019
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Finance
• Final action: 5/24/2023
• Title: Amendment of Municipal Code Sections 3-12-050 and 7-28-235 regarding senior citizen exemptions for sewer service charges and City refuse collection fees
• Sponsors: Cardona, Jr., Felix , Villegas, Gilbert, Waguespack, Scott, Rodriguez Sanchez, Rossana , Sposato, Nicholas, Vasquez, Jr., Andre, Napolitano, Anthony V., Reilly, Brendan, Smith, Michele, Tunney, Thomas, Gardiner, James M. , Cappleman, James, Martin, Matthew J. , Osterman, Harry, Coleman, Stephanie D. , Moore, David H., Curtis, Derrick G., Cardenas, George A., Quinn, Marty, Rodriguez, Michael D., Burke, Edward M., Tabares, Silvana, Scott, Jr. Michael, Sigcho-Lopez, Byron, Maldonado, Roberto, Nugent, Samantha , Burnett, Jr., Walter, Reboyras, Ariel, Taliaferro, Chris, Austin, Carrie M., O'Shea, Matthew J., Dowell, Pat, King, Sophia D., Hairston, Leslie A., Sawyer, Roderick T., Taylor, Jeanette B.
• Topic: MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 3 - Revenue & Finance - Ch. 12 Sewer Revenue Fund, MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 7 - Health & Safety - Ch. 28 Health Nuisances
• Related files: R2023-766

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
5/24/2023		City Council	Failed to Pass
9/18/2019	6735	City Council	Referred

ORDINANCE

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Section 3-12-050 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by adding the language underscored, and by deleting the language struck through, as follows:
3-12-050 Senior citizens exempted when.
Persons aged 65 or over, residing in their own residence with separate metered water service or a separate etiy City water assessment for that residential unit or who own and reside in a residential building that has a maximum of two dwelling units, shall be exempt from payment of the sewer service charge for their rosidonco property. This exemption shall apply regardless of whether the person is in arrears in the payment of any refuse collection, waterx or sewer charges for the subject residence. y
Persons aged 65 or over who reside in their own residence but do not qualify for an exemption under subsection (a) because their residence is a townhouse, condominium unit or cooperative apartment that does not have separate metered water service or a separate eity-City water assessment for the residential unit may apply fora refund in lieu of exemption pursuant to this subsection. The amount of such refund shall be $50.00 per qualified residence for each calendar year.
Application for a refund in lieu of exemption shall be made to the alderman of the ward in which the applicant, resides no later than August 1st of the calendar year for which a refund is requested. The application shall be made on a form prescribed by the city council oommitteo on finance City Council Committee on Finance, and shall include such affidavits or other reasonable proof of qualifications fora refund that the oommittoo Committee may require. An alderman receiving a complete application under this subsection shall introduce into the etty council Citv Council an ordinance authorizing the payment of a refund in lieu of exemption to the applicant. A single ordinance may authorize refunds based upon more than one applicat...