(A) The contractor approved to provide municipal solid waste collection shall have the exclusive right to collect, haul, store and transfer for compensation all refuse, residential and commercial garbage and solid wastes over the streets and highways of the city. An exception is granted for the collection and recycling of newspaper and cardboard collection as expressly permitted by the City Council. All garbage shall be collected by the city collection contractor.
(B) The approval of the collection contractor granted by the City Council is conditioned upon the following.
(1) The approval granted by the City Council shall be non-assignable. The City Council reserves the right to determine if any other collection contractor other than the current approved contractor should have the above described collection rights and privileges.
(2) All trucks and collection vehicles used by the collection contractor shall be so constructed, loaded, operated and maintained as to prevent wastes from dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise escaping onto public or private property. Said vehicles shall be designed and constructed to minimize the escape of noxious odors. All of the above equipment shall be of metal construction and must be approved by the County Sanitarian. Said Sanitarian shall have the power and authority to grant exceptions for special handling.
(3) The collection contractor must leave all premises, streets and alleys at the place of collection or loading in a neat and sanitary condition. All material collected shall be deposited at a disposal site authorized by the state and other governmental regulation.
(4) The collection contractor shall be responsible for the collection of all service fees from users in the city and the city shall bear no responsibility for debt collection.
(5) The collection contractor shall participate each spring in an annual city clean up effort during one week as designated by the City Council and shall make trucks and equipment available to accomplish clean up needs during that period.
(6) The collection contractor shall abide by all laws governing the collection, hauling and disposal of solid waste and comply with state requirements on recycling as set forth in O.R.S. Chapter 459, Rules of the Department of Environmental Quality and other state and county agency rules promulgated thereunder.
(7) The collection contractor shall keep sufficient books and records of accounts and such books and accounts shall be subject to review by the City Council upon written request.
(8) The collection contractor shall bill patrons for service provided on a regular and timely basis no less often than quarterly.
(Ord. 315, passed 5-9-1994)