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balance shall be added to each delinquent account. Anv pre - payment or overpayment of charges may be retained by the City and applied on subsequent quarterly statements. (G) 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 payment date specified in the notice, a Twenty-five Dollar ($25.00) administrative charge shall be assessed on these delinquent accounts, and this fee along with the delinquent sewer 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. In the event that the administrative charge is to be certified for unpaid water charges, pursuant to Section 1601.300(G), the administrative charge for unpaid sewer charges shall be waived. Future changes to the administrative charge shall be made by Council resolution. (H) Exceptions to the sewer rates set forth above and the water service charge set forth in Section 1601.300(A) shall apply to senior citizens and disabled citizens who otherwise would be subject to sewer use charges. Any such senior citizen or disabled citizen, as hereinafter defined, shall become eligible for the reduced rate of 50% off the quarterly sewer and water service charge rates by signing an application provided by the City affirming that he or she is owner and head of household at his or her address and is receiving Retirement Survivors Insurance or Disability Insurance under the Social Security Act. The applicant must also verify that their annual household income is below the low income level established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. For the purpose of this subsection, a senior citizen shall be a person sixty-five (65) years of age or older, the owner and head of a household, and entitled to benefits under the Social Security Act. A disabled person is defined as one who is sufficiently disabled as to qualify for Disability Insurance benefits under the Social Security Act and is also the owner and head of his or her household. The reduced rate established by this ordinance shall be subject to change by resolution of the City Council. Section 2. Chapter 809.140.(B) of the Little Canada City Code relating to refuse collection is hereby amended to read as follows: (B) Collection of Unpaid Amounts. If such charge for service is not paid within thirty (30) days after the last day of the billing period, there shall be a late charge of ten percent (10 %) of 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 Page 2 of 5 Page 62