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delinquent account. A penalty in the amount of ten percent (10 %) of the unpaid balance shall be added to each delinquent account. Any pre - payment or overpayment of charges may be retained by the City and applied on subsequent quarterly statements. (BD) Collection of Unpaid Amounts. If such charge for .,crvicc is not paid within thirty the amount owing for the previous billing period added to the charge by the contracted hauler(s). Once annually, notice shall be provided to all account holders and owners with a delinquent balance notifying them of the delinquency. If the delinquent accounts remain unpaid after the date specified on the notice, a Twenty -five Dollar ($25.00) administrative charge shall be assessed on these delinquent accounts, and this fee along with the delinquent refuse charges, including penalties, shall be certified by the City Council to the Ramsey County Department of Property Taxes for collection with taxes due against said premises. Future changes to the administrative charge shall be made by Council resolution. (GE) Exemptions to Service. Exemptions will be allowed to the organized mixed municipal solid waste collection program in the following situations. (1) Residents who own and oper -ate a business or a rental property that is located within 25 miles of the City of Little Canada within the City of Little Canada._ The business property must have a -vat refuse collection that the Little Canada residents is are paying for and using for theIr-his /her own residential refuse. The rental property must have at a minimum a two (2) yard container for disposal service. (2) Residents who own a business, but leases the business space. In this case, the resident must provide the City with written permission from the property owner that they are allowed to dispose of their residential refuse at that location or provide evidence that they are paying for refuse service directly with a refuse hauler. A resident shall apply for this exemption at the Little Canada City Center. The resident will be required to show proof of property/business ownership and payment of disposal every two years. The resident will still be required to enroll in recycling and bulky item pickup services at contracted charges. (3) Residents who are out of town on vacation a minimum of one month. Residents shall call their hauler the city directly to apply for this temporary exemption. The City of Little Canada reserves the right to verify absence through verification of water readings at any time during the absence. If evidence shows water usage the City will negate the temporary exemption. (I) Residents wh work f r a refuse hauler that pr vidcs them with free collection of their residential refuse as a benefit to said employee. Said empl yea is resp nsible f r disp sing of their refuse at their place f employment unless their employer is the one assigned by the City to the 809-2 3