MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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ACQUIRE AN EXISTING SYSTEM OTHER THAN A MUNICIPAL SYSTEM,
THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION OF WHICH HAS BEEN ADDED IN WHOLE
OR IN PART TO THE PURCHASE PRICE OF LAND OR LOTS ABUTTING
UPON THE SYSTEM AND WHICH CONTRIBUTION THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS HAVE DETERMINED TO BE A FACTOR IN THE COST
TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF SUCH SYSTEM, THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS IN THEIR DISCRETION MAY LEVY A FRONT-FOOT
ASSESSMENT LESS THAN THE UNIFORM FRONT-FOOT ASSESSMENT
LEVIED IN THE REMAINDER OF THE SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT IN
WHICH THE SYSTEM IS LOCATED.

(5)          CHANGE IN ASSESSMENTS.        THE AMOUNT IF
THE ASSESSMENT PER FRONT-FOOT FOR EACH CLASS OF PROPERTY
FOR BOTH WATER MAINS AND SEWERS MAY BE CHANGED FROM TIME
TO TIME BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN THEIR DISCRETION,
IN ORDER TO PROVIDE REVENUES FOR THE PURPOSE AS SPECIFIED
IN THIS SECTION. THE BENEFIT ASSESSMENTS SHALL BE PAID
ANNUALLY BY ALL PROPERTIES LOCATED AS ABOVE SPECIFIED FOR
A PERIOD OF YEARS CO-EXTENSIVE WITH THE PERIOD OF
MATURITY OF THE BONDS OUT OF THE PROCEEDS OF WHICH SUCH
CONSTRUCTION WAS DONE.

(6)          CONNECTIONS; PAYMENT OF ASSESSMENTS.
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY AT ANY TIME PERMIT A
CONNECTION WITH A WATER MAIN OR SEWER BY A PROPERTY OWNER
WHOSE PROPERTY DOES NOT ABUT ON A WATER MAIN OR SEWER AND
WHO HAS NOT PREVIOUSLY PAID A BENEFIT ASSESSMENT FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE WATER MAIN OR SEWER PROVIDED, THE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CLASSIFY THE PROPERTY AND DETERMINE
A FRONT-FOOT ASSESSMENT TO BE PAID BY THE PROPERTY OWNER
AS THROUGH THE PROPERTY ABUTTED UPON A WATER MAIN OR
SEWER; AND IF THE CONNECTION IS MADE, THE PROPERTY OWNER
AND THE PROPERTY AS TO ALL CHARGES, RATES, AND BENEFITS
STAND IN EACH RESPECT IN THE SAME POSITION AS IF THE
PROPERTY ABUTTED UPON A WATER MAIN OR SEWER. FRONT-FOOT
ASSESSMENTS SHALL BE PAYABLE AT THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OR SUCH OTHER PLACE AS THEY MAY DESIGNATE
IMMEDIATELY UPON BEING LEVIED, AND SHALL BE OVERDUE AND
IN DEFAULT AFTER 60 DAYS FROM THAT DATE OF LEVY AT WHICH
TIME THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY PROCEED TO ENFORCE
PAYMENT THEREOF; AND THE ASSESSMENT AND ANY JUDGMENT OR
DECREE OBTAINED AS A RESULT OF DEFAULT IN THE PAYMENT
THEREOF SHALL BEAR INTEREST AT THE RATE OF 1/2 OF 1
PERCENT PER MONTH FROM AND AFTER THE TIME THE ASSESSMENT
IS IN DEFAULT.

(K)        SERVICE AND UPKEEP CHARGES;        CHARGES        FOR

OPERATION OF SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEM.        FOR THE

PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS FOR MAINTAINING, REPAIRING,
AND OPERATING THE COUNTY WATER, SEWERAGE AND SOLID WASTE
DISPOSAL SYSTEMS AND FOR OTHER EXPENSES, INCLUDING PROPER
DEPRECIATION ALLOWANCES, AND FOR INTEREST ON AND THE
RETIREMENT OF BONDS AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION THE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE HEREBY EMPOWERED TO MAKE THE
FOLLOWING CHARGES:

(1)         WATER SERVICE CHARGES. RATES FOR WATER

SERVICE SHALL CONSIST OF A MINIMUM OR READY-TO-SERVE