Pursuant to ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, § 11-19-1, the City shall enter into a multi-year contract with a private corporation or business (hereinafter referred to as the City Collector) to provide for the collection of garbage and rubbish from all residential property in the City. Use of the City Collector shall be the exclusive method for the disposition of garbage and rubbish. All garbage and rubbish as defined herein within the City shall be collected, removed and disposed of by an authorized collector in accordance with and subject to the provisions of this chapter. Provided, however, nothing in this chapter shall be construed as to prohibit haulers or collectors from collecting and removing garbage and rubbish from business establishments under private contract so long as such private haulers comply with local and state law. Collection shall be at least one time per week and the Collector shall provide a schedule for holiday collection.
(Ord. 824. Passed 11-14-05.)