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Page 3 of 6 description of the premises served, and the City Administrator, in so certifying, shall add to the amount as a separate item, in addition to the delinquency penalty hereinbefore provided, an additional delinquency penalty of eight (8%) percent of the original unpaid amount, inclusive of any previous delinquency penalty. The county auditor shall enter the amount as part of the tax levied on the premises to be collected during the ensuing year. No additional delinquency penalties shall be added to unpaid bills after certification to the county auditor as provided in this subdivision. SECTION 2. Chapter 10 – Utilities, Section 1010 – Sewer, Subsection 1010.11 – Rates and Charges is hereby deleted in its entirety. This subsection shall be reserved in the City Code. SECTION 3. Chapter 10 – Utilities, Section 1010 – Sewer, Subsection 1010.14 - Surface Water Management Utility is hereby amended to delete Subd. 10 and Subd. 11. Subdivisions not expressly amended herein shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 34. Chapter 10 – Utilities, Section 1030 – Rates and Charges is hereby enacted to read as follows: 1030 – Rates and Charges 1030.01 Established. Subd. 1. Rates and charges to be imposed on the users of the utility systems in Chapter 10 of the City shall be established by Ordinance adopted by the Council. In establishing the rates and charges, the Council shall employ any one or a combination of the methods and bases set forth in M.S. § 444.075 (3), as now constituted and as hereafter amended. Rates due and payable by each water user located beyond the territorial boundaries of the City shall be determined by special contract. Subd. 2. Where service is for less than a quarterly period, the quarterly charge shall be prorated on a monthly basis. Subd. 3. In case a service pipe is connected to the stop box and laid into the building, but the property owner does not wish to connect immediately to the building piping for use, the minimum rates shall be charged as provided in Subd. 1 above. Subd. 4. In the event the water customer elects to discontinue use of municipal water the minimum charge shall continue until such date as the service pipe is excavated and disconnected at the stop box. The disconnection shall be inspected by an appropriate City official before backfilling occurs. Subd. 5. In addition to the above charges for water consumption, each water user within the City shall pay an additional quarterly demand charge for the purpose of covering certain fixed costs of the City in maintaining the municipal water system, which charges shall be as established in resolutions adopted from time to time by the City Council. Subd. 6. The owner(s) of any premises shall be solely responsible for the payment of any utility usage, service charge or utility-related work, including but not limited to water shut-off/turn on or after hours call-out, performed by the City or at the direction of the owner. The City Administrator may charge the owner the costs and charges established by Ordinance adopted by