Section 6232 - Municipal authorityThe legislative body of a municipality may by ordinance adopt a program to provide benefits to persons with homesteads in the municipality. A municipality may choose to restrict the program to persons who meet minimum age requirements as long as the minimum is not less than 62 years of age. [2019, c. 159, §1(AMD).]
1.Conditions of program. Except as provided in subsection 1-A, a program adopted under this section must:A. Require that the claimant has maintained a homestead in the municipality for a certain period of time, as determined by the municipality; [2019, c. 159, §2(AMD).]B. Provide benefits for both owners and renters of homesteads; and [2005, c. 395, §4(NEW).]C. Calculate benefits in a way that provides greater benefits proportionally to claimants with lower incomes in relation to their property taxes accrued or rent constituting property taxes accrued. [2005, c. 395, §4(NEW).] A program adopted under this section may impose additional standards of eligibility and procedures, as long as those standards are established by the municipality by ordinance.
[2019, c. 159, §2(AMD).]
1-A.Volunteer program. A municipality may by ordinance adopt a program that permits claimants who are at least 60 years of age to earn benefits up to an annual maximum of $1,000 or 100 times the state minimum hourly wage under Title 26, section 664, subsection 1, whichever is greater, by volunteering to provide services to the municipality. A program adopted under this subsection does not need to meet the requirements of subsection 1, paragraph B or C. Benefits provided under this subsection must be related to the amount of volunteer service provided. Benefits received under this subsection may not be considered income for purposes of Part 8. A municipality may by ordinance establish procedures and additional standards of eligibility for a program adopted under this subsection. [2019, c. 607, Pt. A, §10(AMD).]
2.Relationship to state program.[2013, c. 455, §2(RP).]
3.Repeal of program. A municipality that has adopted a program under this section may repeal it through the same procedure by which the program was adopted. [2005, c. 395, §4(NEW).]
Amended by 2020, c. 607,§ A-10, eff. 6/16/2020.Amended by 2019, c. 159,§ 2, eff. 9/19/2019.Amended by 2019, c. 159,§ 1, eff. 9/19/2019.Amended by 2019, c. 36,§ 1, eff. 9/19/2019.Amended by 2014, c. 455,§ 2, eff. 3/9/2014.2005, c. 395, § 4 (NEW) . 2007, c. 635, §§1, 2 (AMD) .