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14,. <br />page 2 of 3 <br />Ordinance No. 96-101 <br />shall such agreement allow for the exemption of any improvements not described in Section <br />171.03." <br />be amended, and, as amended, sha11 read as follows: <br />" 171.06 Applications for Exemption; Procedure. <br />(A) Every application for exemption from real property ta7cation shall be made to the <br />Housing Officer who sha11 immediately forwazd such application to the Housing Council for <br />its review, analysis and recommendation to the Mayor. <br />(B) The Housing Council is hereby authorized to establish a fee schedule and chazge <br />applicants for its initial review and analysis of applications, and for subsequent annual reviews <br />of requests granted. The total amount of the fees charged in any tax abatement shall not <br />exceed $500.00 or ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the tax abatement requested, <br />whichever is greater. No fee shall be charged for applications involving single family homes. <br />(C) The Housing Council is further authorized to contract with and retain the services <br />of a consultant or consultants to review and analyze applications for tax exemption, and to <br />make any subsequent annual reviews of a request granted. Said consultant or consultants shall <br />be paid a fee which sha11 not exceed the total amount of the fees charged by the Housing <br />Council to the applicant pursuant to paragraph (B) above, less any charges made by the State <br />or County, and any expenses incurred by the City. <br />(D) Upon receipt and review of the recommendation of the Housing Council with <br />respect to an application for tax abatement, and his approval of the same, the Mayor is hereby <br />authorized to enter into an agreement with the applicant which will provide for the exemptions <br />from real property taxation available pursuant to this Chapter, and establish the terms under <br />which the application will be granted and forwarded to the County Auditor, including but not <br />limited to the percentage of the improvement to be exempted from real property taxation and <br />whether payments in lieu of taaces are to be required; provided, however, no such agreement <br />shall either permit any exemption period other than as described in Section 171.03 or allow for <br />the exemption of any improvement not described in Section 171.03. <br />(E) The Housing Officer sha11 not submit any application to the County Auditor unless <br />and until the Mayor has approved the submission of such application to the County Auditor."