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"Tax Agreement"). The Tax Agreement shall authorize the City to delegate administration of the <br />income tax of the District (the "Administrator"), to the Regional Income Tax Agency ("RITA"), <br />who shall he responsible for the receipt, safekeeping and distribution of the income tax revenues <br />collected within the District. <br />The City will continue to receive one hundred percent (100%) income tax revenue <br />collected from any North Olmsted City residents, including those who may be employed or work <br />within the District. In addition, any upfront investment or annual cost from either party paid to <br />secure a CEDA, JEDD, or any other agreement will be reimbursed prior to the City paying to the <br />Township its share of any remaining income tax collected by the City in the Township. <br />The City has passed a tax levy, effective , that fixed the income tax <br />rate at two percent (2%) per annum. <br />Commencing on the effective date of a resolution adopted by the Board levying an <br />income tax, the parties agree that in regard to the 2% income taxes collected from within the <br />District, such taxes shall be split, with the Township receiving revenue equal to 410A 1.5%of the <br />income and net profits of businesses earned within the District, income of employees working <br />within the District, and income of persons residing within the District, with the City receiving <br />revenue equal to 444- .5% of the income and net profits of businesses earned within the District, <br />income of employees working within the District, and the income of persons residing within the <br />District. In each case the amounts that are to be received by the parties will be reduced by all <br />credits, refunds and any amounts that are to be paid to any business located within the District <br />pursuant to any tax credit or economic growth initiative agreement between the business or <br />businesses and the City. <br />The rate of the income tax shall change from time to time so that it is equal to the rate of <br />the income tax levied by the City. The revenues of that income tax shall be used for the purposes <br />of the District and the contracting parties pursuant to this Contract. In the event the tax rate <br />levied by the City is subject to increase, the receipts from such increase shall be distributed <br />proportionally, in accordance with the formula expressed in this Contract. <br />To the extent that the District's expenditures authorized hereunder for any fiscal quarter <br />exceed the District's share of revenues of the District income tax, such excess expenditures shall <br />be borne and paid by the City and Township in the same proportion as the income tax split set <br />forth above in this Section of this Contract. <br />The Tax Agreement shall provide that the Administrator shall make a quarterly report to <br />the Board regarding the receipt and distribution of the income tax of the District and the <br />operating income and expenses of the District for the preceding quarter and projections for the <br />next quarter. <br />(C) Challenge to Income Tax: The parties acknowledge the owner of a business on behalf <br />of the business and its employees on or before the date occurring six (6) months after the <br />effective date (as defined in Section 22 hereof) of this Contract may file a complaint with the <br />court of common pleas of the county in which the majority of the Property of the District is <br />