A. The city shall provide such garbage collection and hauling service for either business or residential patrons or both when, in the discretion of the governing body, such service is deemed necessary. Such garbage collection and hauling service shall be mandatory on every household and/or business firm within the city, without exception.
B. The residential water users shall be charged a monthly fee to be included and charged on the monthly water bill and collected at the same time as the water bill is collected. Residential units not served by water and/or sewer shall be charged and billed for garbage collection. The water collector is expressly forbidden to accept water payment without payment for garbage service, but it is expressly provided that the city may collect the same by another method that may be feasible. The finance officer of the city shall collect a delinquent municipal garbage and/or recycling collection fee as a condition precedent to the payment of any water, sewer, utility or other charge collected by the municipality as permitted by SDCL 34A-6-29 or acts amendatory thereto. All rates to be charged by the contract hauler are subject to the approval of the city council which shall by ordinance establish any change in such rates.
C. Each residential customer shall be billed and collected monthly the charge of eighteen dollars and twenty cents ($18.20) for garbage disposal. (Ord. 872, 2022: Ord. 870 (part), 2022: Ord. 809, 2018: Ord. 750 (part), 2014: Ord. 745, 2014: Ord. 734, 2013: Ord. 724, 2012: Ord. 661, 2009: Ord. 647, 2008: Ord. 633, 2006: Ord. 602, 2004: Ord. 558, 2002: Ord. 479, 1997: Ord. 372, 1992: Ord. 343 (part), 1990: prior code § 10-211)