(a) The City shall charge to every householder in a domestic premises within the City, except as hereinafter provided, the sum of eighteen dollars ($18.00) per month for the collection of garbage alone, rubbish alone or both garbage and rubbish, such sum being payable on or before the tenth day of the month after the end of the monthly period.
(1) Tenants of each rented domestic apartment unit located within the City who are responsible for payment of garbage and trash service only shall be required to pay in advance a fifty dollar ($50.00) nontransferable cash deposit.
(2) All householders in domestic premises and all tenants of rented domestic apartment units within the City, on a one pick-up per week basis, shall be limited to a maximum of six forty-five gallon containers or plastic bags of garbage and/or rubbish or fraction thereof.
(b) The City shall charge to every householder in a domestic premises within the City, who resides alone or who has attained the age of sixty-two years or more, and whose spouse or domestic partner has attained the age of sixty-two years or more, in a domestic premises the sum of twelve dollars ($12.00) per monthly period for the collection of garbage alone, rubbish alone or both garbage and rubbish, such sum being payable on or before the tenth day of the month after the end of the monthly period. To obtain the benefit of the reduced fee for a householder who resides alone, or who, together with his or her spouse or domestic partner has attained the age of sixty-two years or more, the householder must file with the City Water Department an application which shall include proof of age of the householder and spouse or domestic partner, and, if applicable, shall include a signed statement attesting to the fact that said householder resides alone. Any householder who consumes more than 500 cubic feet of water per month in each of three (3) consecutive months shall be presumed to be ineligible for the “residing alone” reduced fee, and said householder’s account shall be converted to a standard householder account at the rate of eighteen dollars ($18.00) per month. Any such householder may rebut this presumption by presenting satisfactory proof of the number of persons in the household and an explanation for the extraordinary water usage to the City Water Department. Likewise, any City resident householder who is one hundred percent (100%) disabled, and provides satisfactory proof of such disability, may file with the City Water Department office an application to receive a monthly rate of twelve dollars ($12.00) for collection of garbage alone, rubbish alone or both garbage and rubbish, such sum being payable on or before the tenth day of the month after the end of the monthly period for two years only.
(c) The City shall charge the operator of each commercial premises in the City the sum of a minimum of twenty-three dollars and fifty cents ($23.50) per month, for the collection of garbage alone, rubbish alone, or both garbage and rubbish, on a one pickup per week basis, such being payable on or before the expiration of ten days after the billing statement is deposited in the post office. For each additional pickup in any one week, commercial operators shall be charged an additional minimum charge of twenty dollars and fifteen cents ($20.15) plus a possible additional surcharge tied in to the volume of the pick-up to be determined and set at the discretion of the Public Service-Safety Director.
(d) For residents or resident businesses using City-owned dumpsters, the fees shall be as follows:
(1) For pickup once weekly, the monthly charge shall be:
3 yd. $65.50
4 yd. 85.67
6 yd. 131.00
(2) For pickup twice weekly, the monthly charge shall be:
3 yd. $131.00
4 yd. 171.34
6 yd. 262.00
(3) For any additional pickup on an as needed basis, not to exceed three (3) additional pickups in any three (3) month period, the fee shall be as follows:
3 yd. $ 15.62
4 yd. 20.44
6 yd. 31.23
(e) Each householder shall be sent a billing hereunder monthly.
(f) Each operator of a commercial premises shall be sent a billing hereunder monthly, such being payable within ten days after it becomes due.
(g) The charge to be made by the City for the use of the garbage and rubbish services to the subscribers of such services outside the City shall be one hundred percent (100%) over and above the usual charge for such services to residents of the City. Such additional charge shall be collected at the same time as the usual charge.
(h) On failure to pay the charges herein provided in the time herein specified, a ten percent (10%) penalty shall be added thereto.
(Ord. 33-2022. Passed 8-1-22.)