§ 4-36. Benefit for surviving spouses of fire personnel.

Up to five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) annually in real estate taxes of property owned by the surviving spouse of a city fireman killed in the line of duty for the city shall be abated during the period that the surviving spouse remains unmarried. Benefit will apply to current surviving spouses who otherwise qualify but the benefit will not be retroactive. This benefit does not apply to a city resident whom another municipality employs and who subsequently loses their life in the line of duty.

(Ord. No. 779, 6-10-04; Ord. No. 783, 9-9-04; Ord. No. 869, 4-11-13)