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ORDINANCE NO. 430 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FINANCI.AL RELIEF AND SECURITY FOR ELDERLY CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE BY PROVIDING A CASH ALLOWANCE FOR QUALIFIED RESIDENTS OVER THE AGE OF 65, WHICH ALLOWANCE SHALL BE BASED ON THE AD VALOREM CONTRI- BUTION MADE BY SUCH ELDERLY CITIZENS TO THE CITY'S REVENUE. WHEREAS, the burdens of inflation and taxation, most particularly property taxation, have fallen heavily upon the elderly residents of this City, causing them frequently to endure significant financial hardship and placing the security of their homes in jeopardy; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Council to provide financial relief from the aforesaid risks and burdens to the elderly persons of the City of Louisville by granting a cash allowance to such persons based on their respective property tax contributions to the general revenue and City Maintenance Reserve Fund, whether such contribution is in the form of payment of a direct property tax levy or in the form of indirect contribution by means of rental payments; and WHEREAS, it is provided in Section 139-33-1, 1963 C.R.S., as amended, that municipal corporations shall have the power to make and publish such ordinances as are necessary and proper to provide for safety, preserve the health, promote the prosperitJ', improve the morals, order, comfort and convenience of the municipal corporation and the inhabitants thereof; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Louisville, Colorado, that: SECTION 1. The Muni ci pa 1 Code of the Ci ty of Loui svi 11 e, 1962 is hereby amended by the addition of the following Chapter: Chapter 37 37.1. The City Counc;'1 finds and determines that the granting of an allowance to elderly residents of the City of Louisville as provided for herein is necessary to the hea.lth, safety and welfare of the City of Louisville and the citizens thereof and 'is for a public purpose directly related to the public health, safety and welfare. 37.2. It is the purpose of this program to provide financial assistance to the elderly residents of this City in order to ease the hardship placed upon them by cost of living increases and property taxation. The program shall apply to homeowners who have paid ad valorem taxes by direct levy, and to renters, any portion of whose rental payments are attributable to the City's property tax. 37.3. Every person desiring to qualify for an allowance under this ordinance must submit to the City an application therefor at any time within one year after December 31, 1973, for an allowance for the year 1973, and at any time after December 31 of each succeeding year for each year after 1973. Applications shall be made on forms to be provided by the City. No applicant shall willfully make any misstatements of a material fact or willfully omit any material fact on an application. No allowance shall be paid by the City under this ordinance prior to August 1st of the year in which application is made. Applications for an allowance shall be submitted within one year subsequent to the year for which allowance is sought.