§ 2-29-125. Grant entitlement.

The first year of the grant entitlement shall be for the 2003 ad valorem tax year. Qualified military personnel (QMP) and qualifying surviving spouses shall be entitled to grants, not to exceed the lesser of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) per calendar year or the actual ad valorem county tax contribution, to assist in the maintenance and support of their families and homes where said QMP has served in active military combat duty. All applications must be received no later than December 31 of the fourth ad valorem tax year after the ad valorem tax year for which the QMP served in combat duty and is seeking the benefit of this program. Grant award shall be in the full amount of the lesser of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) per calendar year or the QMP's ad valorem taxes paid, regardless of the number of days the QMP served in active military combat duty in any particular ad valorem tax year. Grant entitlement applies only with respect to an ad valorem tax year in which the QMP served in active military combat duty in a currently designated combat zone.

(Ord. No. 07-35, § 1, 2-13-07)