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Ordinance No. 1792, Series 2020 Page 2 of 3 Section 1. Those provisions of Chapter 13.12 of the Louisville Municipal Code (Water Service Rates and Fees) addressing the matters set forth herein shall be, and hereby are, temporarily suspended in order to effectuate the following: A. Water service shall not be disconnected for delayed, missed, or partial payments of charges due for use of water; B. Any water service that has been disconnected for nonpayment or arrearages related to the impacts of COVID-19 will be reconnected and payment of reconnection fees shall be waived; C. Late fees for past due balances shall be suspended; and D. Partial payments will be accepted and credited toward the balance of charges due. Section 2. This ordinance shall become effective upon adoption, shall apply to disconnections and penalties incurred on and after the date of the Mayor’s Declaration, and shall remain in effect until the disaster emergency declared by the Mayor’s Declaration, as continued in effect by the City Council, is terminated by resolution of the City Council, and at such time the provisions of Chapter 13.12 suspended by this ordinance shall be reinstated without further action by the City Council. During the time when this ordinance is effective, and thereafter, all water rents and rates shall be a charge and lien upon the real property to which water service is provided from the time such rents are due, and shall be a perpetual charge against such property until paid, as provided in Section 13.12.130 of the Louisville Municipal Code. Section 3. If any portion of this ordinance is held to be invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each part hereof irrespective of the fact that any one part be declared invalid. Section 4. The repeal or modification of any provision of the Municipal Code of the City of Louisville by this ordinance shall not release, extinguish, alter, modify, or change in whole or in part any penalty, forfeiture, or liability, either civil or criminal, which shall have been incurred under such provision, and each provision shall be treated and held as still remaining in force for the purpose of sustaining any and all proper actions, suits, proceedings, and prosecutions for the enforcement of the penalty, forfeiture, or liability, as well as for the purpose of sustaining any judgment, decree, or order which can or may be rendered, entered, or made in such actions, suits, proceedings, or prosecutions. Section 5. All other ordinances or portions thereof inconsistent or conflicting with this ordinance or any portion hereof are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict. Section 6. The City Council herewith finds, determines and declares that this ordinance is genuinely and urgently necessary for the immediate preservation of the public