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hereby amended by deleting from the first sentence of said subsection the phrase "increase effective on or after January 1, 1998, as reflected in Table B of subsection A of this section Section 4. Sections 13.12.120 and 13.12.130 of Chapter 13.12 of the Louisville Municipal Code are hereby renumbered as, respectively, Sections 13.12.130 and 13.12.135, and said Chapter is further amended by the addition of new Sections 13.12.115, 13.12.120, and 13.12.125, to read as follows: Sec. 13.12.115. Partial payments and installment sales. The finance director, and the director's designees, may accept any partial payments made for city utility services and apply such payments towards amounts due. Deposit of such payments shall not in any way imply that the remaining balance is, or has been, abated, discharged or satisfied. Partial payments shall be applied to the outstanding balance in the following order: first, to any penalties; second, to any interest accrued; third, to trash fees; fourth, to stormwater fees; fifth, to sewer fees, and sixth, to water fees. The finance director, and the director's designees, may suspend service disconnection of delinquent accounts based on receipt of partial payment with customer agreement to continue partial payments until the delinquent account is deemed current by the finance department. These types of installment sales shall be granted on a consistent basis and only when in full compliance with written rules, policies and procedures promulgated by the director of finance and approved by the City Council. Sec. 13.12.120. Leak credits. The finance director, and the director's designees, are authorized to grant credits to customers for water leaks. The credit shall be limited to the difference between the amount actually billed and the actual consumption, recalculated using the lowest tier within the customer's normal rate table for the excess consumption caused by the leak. In order for a leak credit to be granted, the customer must confirm the leak by written statement and provide proof of correction, each in form required by the finance department. Leak credits shall be granted on a consistent basis and only when in full compliance with written rules, policies and procedures promulgated by the director of finance and approved by the City Council. Sec. 13.12.125. Finance director may waive penalties. The finance director, and the director's designees, are hereby authorized to waive, for good cause shown, any penalty assessed upon delinquent accounts for city utility services. The director of finance shall promulgate, subject to approval by the City Council, written rules, policies and procedures for the waiver of Ordinance No. 1593, Series 2011 Page 3 of 5