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• Section 30-12. Application for grant; investigation of affidavit. (a) Annually, and not later than May 1 of the year following the grant year, the person claiming a grant shall file with the commissioner of the revenue of the city, a rental relief grant affidavit. 0 E (b) The affidavit shall set forth the names of the related persons occupying the dwelling for which rental relief is claimed, and the total combined net worth and gross combined income, as defined in this article, together with the amount of rent paid for such dwelling during the grant year. The form of such affidavit shall be determined by the commissioner of the revenue and approved by the city manager and shall contain such other information as may be necessary adequately to determine compliance with §30-11. The affidavit of any person less than sixty-five years of age who is claiming an exemption under this article shall be accompanied by a certification from the Social Security Administration, or if such person is not eligible for social security, a sworn affidavit from two medical doctors licensed to practice medicine in the Commonwealth, to the effect that the applicant is permanently and totally disabled as defined in 530-9. In addition the commissioner may make such further inquiry of applicants, requiring answers under oath and the production of certified tax returns, as may be reasonably necessary to determine eligibility for a grant. (c) The commissioner, after audit and investigation of such affidavits, shall certify a list of the persons qualifying for grants and the amounts thereof to the director of finance and the city treasurer who shall pay forthwith to each applicant the amount of the grant for which he is eligible as deter- mined pursuant to §30-11. 2. This ordinance shall be effective January 1, 1978 and shall be applicable to the taxable year or grant year 1978. Copy Teste: Clerk Adopted by the Council January 18, 1978 c�