§ 27-73. Grant entitlement.

The first year of the grant entitlement shall be for the 2002 ad valorem tax year. Qualified military personnel (QMP) shall be entitled to grants, not to exceed the lesser of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per calendar year or the QMP's 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 of a QMP must be received no later than December 31, four (4) years after the year the QMP served in combat duty. The QMP as defined herein shall be entitled to a grant equivalent in the full amount of the lesser of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per calendar year or the QMP's ad valorem taxes paid regardless of the number of days 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. 2005-04, § 3, 5-24-05)