Fiscal Note
This resolution amends the 2007 Capital Budget for Reverse Mortgage Program by an increase of $20,000. Funding is from the Special Assessment Revolving Fund. There is no impact on the tax levy and no general obligation borrowing is required.
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Amending the 2007 Capital Budget by $20,000 to accommodate more participants in the Reverse Mortgage Program.
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WHEREAS, The City began the Reverse Mortgage Program to assist elderly homeowners pay property taxes in 1997; and
WHEREAS, the 2007 Capital Budget contained $70,000 in funding, and $17,889 in carryover funds from 2006 Capital Budget for the Reverse Mortgage Program; and
WHEREAS, demand for Reverse Mortgage Loans have increased in 2007, to $97,000 currently, with potential for more by year end; and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the 2007 Capital Budget be amended by an increase of $20,000 to support increased demand for the Reverse Mortgage Program, funded with a loan from the Special Assessment Revolving Fund.