The city will provide for all residential collection, as defined herein, under the supervision of the Department of Public Works pursuant to the following.
(A) Owner responsible for charges. Except where water, sewer and garbage service to the owner’s premises is properly terminated, the owner of every premises subject to residential collection shall obtain a city refuse collection container and be responsible and liable for the monthly charges for residential collection as established by resolution. The charge for such service shall be billed with the city’s regular electric, water and sewer billings to such address as the city’s Utility Billing Department has records, and directly to the address of all other such premises where residential collection is provided. In those instances where the electric, water and sewer bill is currently being sent to a tenant at the owner’s request, the refuse collection service will be similarly billed. However, the owner will pay for all refuse collection services furnished such tenant, or any other occupant of the premises named in the city’s Utility Billing Department application in case such tenant or occupant shall fail to pay the same.
(B) Billing.
(1) Delinquency.
(a) Fees and charges levied in accordance herewith shall be a debt due to the city. If this debt is not paid within 30 days after billing, it shall, at the option of the Director of Finance, be deemed delinquent and subject to recovery in a civil action for which the city may recover reasonable attorney’s fees, and/or said Department shall have the right to terminate water, sewer and refuse collection services to said premises in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations pertaining to such terminations.
(b) Any uncollected amount due from the owner on any inactive, terminated or discontinued account, may be transferred to any active account under the owner’s name and upon failure to pay said bill after at least five days’ prior written notice, water, sewer and/or refuse collection services to that account and premises may be discontinued.
(2) Restoration of service. Water, sewer and refuse collection service shall not be restored until all charges shall have been paid.
(C) Enterprise Fund. All funds received from such refuse collection services shall be placed in the Refuse Enterprise Fund, which is part of the city’s Public Utility Fund. The collection, accounting and expenditure of all refuse funds shall be in accordance with existing fiscal policy of the city.
(D) Termination of service. An owner may terminate the city refuse collection only upon vacancy of the rental or housing premises.
(Prior Code, § 13.01.100) (Ord. 13-23, passed 11-21-2013)