Sec. 382.504. - Council Approval of Solid Waste Assessment Reductions.

The City Council hereby authorizes the following reductions, and application and reporting requirements, and the use of the Adjustment and Credit Manual, as set forth in this Section. (a) The following reductions shall be applied as follows: (1) Low Income in Accordance with Federal Guidelines. If the dwelling unit on which the solid waste assessment is assessed is owned by an individual or family with an income level within 150 percent of the Federal poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the authority of 42 U.S.C. 9902(2), then a solid waste assessment reduction shall be granted for all fee increases above the solid waste monthly assessment of $12.65, with the applicable individual or family continuing to pay the 2024 monthly assessment of $12.65. (2) Baymeadows Community Improvement District. If a dwelling unit located within the Baymeadows Community Improvement District as set forth in Ordinance 2021-838-E, as amended by Ordinance 2024-69-E, on which the solid waste assessment is assessed is subject to the homestead exemption under the Florida Constitution, then the monthly solid waste assessment schedule as set forth in Ordinance 2025-1-E, shall be reduced by $7.00 or annually by $84.00 in calendar year 2025, and the monthly solid waste assessment shall be reduced by $4.50 or annually by $54.00 in calendar year 2026. No applications shall be required for the reductions set forth in this subsection (2). (b) Applications and Reports. Applications for reductions and self reporting under subsection (a)(1) of this Section shall be submitted, reviewed and processed consistent with Section 754.109 , Ordinance Code , the City's Stormwater Fee Low Income Exemption Program. (c) Record keeping and reporting. On a City fiscal year basis, the Department of Public Works shall maintain records to show how the solid waste assessment reductions have been applied, and the Director of Public Works shall annually prepare a report to be presented to the Council and the Council Auditor each April 1 commencing in 2026. (Ord. 2025-2-E , § 1)