(a) The approved collection agent shall own or lease and maintain at its expense all equipment necessary to perform its duties as provided for under the agreement, including sufficient radio equipment for office-to-field equipment communication.
(b) The contractor shall maintain all trucks and equipment used within the City in good mechanical condition, and the same shall be clean and uniformly painted and numbered. All trucks and equipment shall have painted thereon, or affixed thereto, in letters and numerals at least six inches in height, the contractor’s name and telephone number, which shall be clearly visible at all times. Each vehicle utilized by the contractor shall be identified by numerals, at least six inches in height, in a location or locations on such vehicles to be specified by the City. A current list showing each vehicle so identified shall be supplied to the City at least annually. All trucks and equipment used in the performance of the agreement shall be available for and subject to inspection by the City. If the City finds that any truck or equipment requires correction of defects, it shall not be used by the contractor in the performance of the agreement until corrected to the reasonable satisfaction of the City. The contractor shall cause its vehicles to be inspected annually by the California Highway Patrol, and the report of any and all California Highway Patrol inspections (annual or otherwise) shall be provided to the City within one week thereafter.
All truck bodies used by the contractor shall be watertight and leak-proof, and so constructed as to prevent odors or falling, leaking or spilling refuse unless special arrangements are approved by the City for certain areas. Each piece of equipment used by contractor shall carry at all times a broom and shovel to be used for the immediate removal of any spilled material, as well as a fire extinguisher and first aid kit.
Each vehicle used within the City shall be washed at least once a week and steam-cleaned once a month, and shall at no time constitute a nuisance or menace to public welfare, health and safety.
(c) The contractor at all times shall comply with state, federal and local rules and regulations applicable to its employees. All employees working within the City shall be bonded.
(15-9/91 § 6.06.15) (Am. Ord. 172, passed 7-12-2017; Am. Ord. 173, passed 8-2-2017)