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., CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE N0. 77-10 PACE 5 the system and using the same after the first day of any quarter shall be charged a per diem prorated amount, based upon the mininnun quarterly charge, from the time such connection is made or such discharge into the system is begun until the comme_nc~nent of the next following billing period. In calculating the annual surcharge based on water consumption for premises connected to the system there shall also be a proration of the annual allowance of water consumption upon which the mi.ninnun quarterly rate for nonresidential users is based and a proration of the actual annual water consumption of such pre2nises. In case of failure to pay any bill for sewer charges when due and payable, a penalty of sixteen (16) percent shall be added to such bill. (b) Any user subject to the charges specified in this chapter shall be entitled to a Five (5) Percent discount for pre- payment of the annual charge, if the same is made within thirty (30) days after the first quarterly billing in February of each year. There is also hereby established a Ten (10) Percent Senior Citizen credit for all single-family residential users who have attained the age of 65 years. Any person wishing to avail him or herself of said credit shall make application to the Director of Public Service between Decgnber 1 and January 15 of each year, and shall make said application on forms provided by the Director of Public Service. However, the Director of Public Service shall provide a reasonable period of time in which said credit can be obtained during the first billing period to be established by this ordinance. (c) The Mayor of the City of North Olmsted is hereby directed to negotiate with and enter into an Agreement with the Regional Income Tax Agency for the purpose of billing users on the basis of the rates established in this Ordinance. Where it is required that meters be read, the Mayor is hereby authorized to take whatever means are necessary to either have meters read by City personnel, or to obtain the records of the City of Cleveland Division of Water for the purpose of determining water consumption. SECTION 3: That Sections 911.03 and 911.05, as previously enacted, be and the same are hereby repealed, and that Sections 911.08, 911.09 and 911.10 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of North Olmsted be and the same are hereby repealed. Any other Ordinance or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 4: That the rates and procedures established in Sections 1 and 2 hereof shall become effective February 1, 1977. The rates and procedures established by this Ordinance are established in anticipation of .the adoption of a Charter Amendment permitting a three (3) mill levy for debt service relating to the Sewerage Treatment Facilities of the City of North Olmsted; if said Charter Amendment fails to pass the rates and procedures established by this Ordinance are subject to change. SECTION 5: That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure ~mnediately necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, and welfare and for the further reason that it is immediately