(A) No person shall collect refuse within the city without a license from the City Council. No person shall permit refuse to be picked up from his or her premises by an unlicensed collector.
(B) The contract shall be made for a term of three years subject to extension by mutual consent and to termination during the period of the contract as provided in the contract.
(C) Only one person or corporation shall be licensed for collection during the period of the license from the premises within the city defined by the Council.
(D) (1) No license shall be issued until the applicant files with the City Administrator a current policy of public liability insurance covering all vehicles to be used by the applicant in the licensed business. The limits of coverage of insurance shall be:
(a) Each person injured: an amount as set by Council from time to time;
(b) Each accident: an amount as set by Council from time to time; and
(c) Property damage: an amount as set by Council from time to time.
(2) Each policy shall expressly provide that the city be given ten days’ notice of any termination or cancellation of the coverage. Each contract shall terminate upon termination of the required insurance coverage.
(E) Licenses shall be issued for a period of three years with an annual license fee in an amount as set by Council from time to time.
(F) Each refuse collection vehicle shall be marked on the outside so as to identify the licensee. Every vehicle used for hauling garbage shall be covered, leakproof, durable, and of easily cleanable construction. Every vehicle used for hauling refuse shall be sufficiently airtight and so used as to prevent unreasonable quantities of dust, paper, or other collected materials to escape. Every vehicle shall be kept clean to prevent nuisances, pollution, or insect breeding, and shall be maintained in good repair.
(G) No person shall collect refuse within the city except the person holding a contract with the city to do so. No person shall permit refuse to be picked up from his or her premises except by the contractor.
(H) The contractor shall collect refuse in the city at least once a month from residences, except those residents who notify the City Administrator, in writing, that they do no want refuse collection service.
(Ord. 109, passed 5-5-1986) Penalty, see § 53.99