(a) The City, having already entered into an agreement for the establishment of a Regional Council of Governments, pursuant to Ordinance 71-95, passed June 21, 1971, which Council has organized a municipal tax collection agency known as the Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA), the Board of Trustees of RITA is hereby authorized to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter as the agent of the City in conjunction with the Administrator, and the duties and authority of the Administrator may be performed by the Board of Trustees of RITA, through the Administrator of RITA, provided, however, that the Administrator of RITA shall have no authority to abate the penalties and interest provided for in Section 192.18.
(b) The City of Elyria hereby adopts the Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA) Rules & Regulations, including amendments that may be made from time to time, for use as the City’s Income Tax Rules and Regulations. In the event of a conflict with any provision(s) of the City’s Income Tax Ordinance and the RITA Rules & Regulations, the City’s Ordinance will supersede. Until and if the contractual relationship between the City and RITA ceases, Section 192.26 will supersede all other provisions within this chapter regarding promulgation of rules and regulations by the Tax Administrator.
(Ord. 2015-115. Passed 11-23-15.)