A. Declaration Of Policy And Purpose: It is the purpose of this section to institute within Bonner County, a functional policy setting forth the criteria by which a group or entity qualifies for a waiver of solid waste fees.
B. Definitions:
AGENCY: A department or service unit of the state or political subdivision, municipality or highway district.
APPROVED DISPOSAL SITE: Any county operated dumpster station, any landfill site operated by Bonner County, and any privately operated landfill site approved as such by the Panhandle health district and the Idaho department of health and welfare.
COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE HAULER: Any person or contractor who collects, hauls or transports solid waste on any highway or county road for business or profit or remuneration.
DISPOSAL: The act of process of final placement, distribution or arrangement in an orderly manner of solid waste so as to deal with it conclusively in compliance with Idaho Code and rules and regulations relating to solid waste.
GOVERNMENT: Shall include the state of Idaho and any agency or political subdivision of the state as set forth by Idaho Code.
POLITICAL SUBDIVISION: Shall include any county or city as set forth by Idaho Code.
RESOLUTION: Any motion, written motion or other action taken by the board of county commissioners at an official meeting of the board.
SOLID WASTE: All solid material that is considered to be useless, unwanted or discarded by any person in possession of it. This includes, but is not restricted to, garbage, trash, rubbish and construction waste.
SPECIAL EVENT: A particular activity, such as an annual city cleanup or an Idaho transportation department adopt a road cleanup, which is undertaken by the state of Idaho, its agency, or its political subdivision, for the benefit of the public or for the purpose of providing for protection of the public health, safety, welfare and the environment. These activities will typically be one day or less in duration, though they may encompass a specified number of days.
C. Performance Of Duties And Administration:
1. The Bonner County board of commissioners is hereby identified as the party responsible for administration of the Bonner County solid waste fee waiver ordinance.
2. The Bonner County board of commissioners shall have the authority to establish and administer the policy regarding waiver of solid waste fees as set forth in this section.
D. System Operation Requirements:
1. Under the provisions of this section, state "government" or its "agency" or "political subdivision", as defined in subsection B of this section, may apply to the Bonner County board of commissioners, or their designee, and request a waiver of solid waste fees for a special event. The solid waste generated by or during this special event shall be hauled by the state government, its agency or political subdivision, or by a commercial solid waste hauler for final disposal at an approved disposal site. This hauling and disposal shall be done in accordance with Bonner County solid waste disposal ordinance 212.
2. Waiver of solid waste fees shall not be granted on any basis other than special event.
3. No group or entity other than state government, its agencies, or a political subdivision of the state of Idaho shall be given a waiver of solid waste fees.
4. Any group or entity other than state government, its agencies, or a political subdivision of the state of Idaho who had been granted a waiver of solid waste fees on any basis other than for a special event, shall be allowed to retain that waiver for the period of time specified when the waiver was granted. (Ord. 405, 5-8-2001)