7.37.030 Grants to certain not for profit charitable organizations.
(1) All grants made under this section shall be based on the amount of waste which must be disposed of.
(2) Total annual disbursements made under this grant program shall not exceed the amount budgeted by council for this program.
(3) Recycling Grants. The director shall develop and implement a grant program designed to reimburse certain charitable organizations for disposal costs incurred by disposing of waste generated within the county on a regular and ongoing, rather than one time basis. To be eligible to receive a grant a charitable organization must, on an annual basis, file the following information with the director:
(a) Proof that the Internal Revenue Service recognizes the organization as one which is nonprofit and charitable;
(b) Current articles of incorporation filed with the Washington secretary of state showing that the primary charitable purpose of the organization is one of providing aid to the poor or infirm;
(c) A description of the organization’s business operations showing that the organization’s primary form of doing business is processing donated and abandoned goods for resale or reuse;
(d) A verification that all waste for which disposal grants will be sought will be generated solely within the borders of Snohomish county.
The director may require additional documentation if the director has concerns as to the organization’s tax status, primary charitable purpose, or primary form of doing business. Before awarding a grant the director must find that the charitable organization is contributing to the county’s recycling effort by processing used and abandoned goods for resale and reuse, and that the organization has satisfied the above requirements.
(4) Grants to Other Not for Profit Charitable Organizations. The director shall develop and implement a grant program designed to reimburse certain charitable organizations for disposal costs incurred by disposing of waste generated within the county associated with constructing or rehabilitation housing for the poor. To be eligible to receive a grant a charitable organization must file the following information with the director:
(a) Proof that the Internal Revenue Service recognizes the organization as one which is nonprofit and charitable;
(b) Current articles of incorporation filed with the Washington secretary of state showing that the primary charitable purpose of the organization is one of providing aid to the poor or infirm;
(c) A description of the organization’s charitable activities showing the primary activity is constructing or rehabilitating housing to be occupied by the poor;
(d) A verification that all waste for which disposal grants will be sought will be generated solely within the borders of Snohomish county;
(e) Verification that all recyclables will be removed from the waste to be disposed of; and
(f) A report, in a format specified by the director, explaining how the construction or rehabilitation project was designed and implemented to facilitate the separation of recyclables, and how the project could have been designed and implemented to more easily facilitate the separation of recyclables.
The director may require additional documentation if the director has concerns as to the organization’s tax status, primary charitable purpose, or primary form of doing business. Before awarding a grant the director must find that the charitable organization has satisfied the above requirements. (Added by Ord. 92-104, Sept. 2, 1992; Amended by Amended Ord. 94-100 § 3, Oct. 26, 1994).