Other/Miscellaneous Request Template (Appointments; ROW; Code Changes; Zoning Action, etc.)
Date Submitted: 12-11-18
Requesting Agency: Human Services
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Subject Matter Expert Name:
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Name: Lauren Harvey |
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Email: Lauren.Harvey@denvergov.org |
Item Title & Description:
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These appear on the Council meeting agenda. Initially, the requesting agency will enter a 2-3 sentence description. Upon bill filling, the City Attorney’s Office should enter the title above the description (the title should be in bold font).
Both the title and description must be entered between the red “title” and “body” below. Do not at any time delete the red “title” or “body” markers from this template.
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A bill for an ordinance amending Article XI (Refund Payments to Elderly or Disabled Persons) of Chapter 53 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code (Taxation and Miscellaneous Revenue).
Amends Article XI of Chapter 53 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code (DRMC) relating to the Refund Payments to Elderly or Disabled Persons program to expand eligibility including to low-income homeowning families with children, citywide. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 12-19-18.
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Affected Council District(s) or citywide?
Executive Summary with Rationale and Impact:
Detailed description of the item and why we are doing it. This can be a separate attachment.
Members of City Council, staff from the Mayor’s Office, and staff from administrative agencies (DHS, OED, Finance) have worked collaboratively to develop the expansion of the current tax refund program for persons with disabilities and/or older adults. The proposed changes will expand eligibility to low-income homeowning families with children, to help address the impact of increased property tax on low-income homeowners in Denver and help stabilize these groups of homeowners (and some renters) who are eligible for the program. The program will continue to serve eligible persons with disabilities and/or older adults who are renters, and for this group the program will not substantially change. The income eligibility will increase slightly for persons with disabilities and/or older adults who are homeowners, and will now tie that group’s income eligibility to Area Median Income. Eligible homeowning families with children will also have income eligibility tied to Area Median Income, at a slightly higher level than the persons with disabilities and/or older adults who are homeowners. The program will be administered as a first come, first serve benefit, and will be subject to available appropriation (as opposed to an entitlement program). Assuming passage of the ordinance change, there will be a formal rule making process.
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Denver Revised Municipal Code (D.R.M.C.) Citation (if applicable):
Draft Bill Attached?