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Each franchisee shall maintain, at a single location in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area, adequate financial records documenting all of its solid waste collection service transactions within the city. The records must be maintained in accordance with generally-accepted accounting and government- auditing standards. The franchisee may be audited by the city as often as the director deems necessary to ensure that accurate franchise fee payments are received. A franchisee shall make its records available for inspection by the director at reasonable times upon request. (Ord. Nos. 21058; 21163; 26480; 26608)
By February 1 of each year, a franchisee shall file an annual report with the director containing the following information for the preceding calendar year concerning solid wastes and recyclable materials collected by the franchisee within the city:
(1) Total volume in tons of wet and dry solid waste collected by the franchisee, with separate figures for total residential waste and total commercial waste.
(2) Total volume in tons of recyclable materials collected and recycled by the franchisee, with separate figures for total recycled residential waste and total recycled commercial waste.
(3) A description and the total volume in tons of each type of material recycled by the franchisee. (Ord. Nos. 21058; 21163; 26480; 26608)
A franchisee or an applicant for a solid waste collection franchise shall not allow the payment of ad valorem taxes upon any vehicle, equipment, or other real or personal property used directly or indirectly in connection with the solid waste collection service to become delinquent. (Ord. Nos. 21058; 26480; 26608)
A franchisee shall notify the director within 10 days of a change in:
(1) the address or telephone number of the solid waste collection service; or
(2) the form of the business or the executive officers of the solid waste collection service. (Ord. Nos. 21058; 21163; 26480; 26608)
A franchisee or an applicant for a solid waste collection franchise shall have each vehicle to be used in the solid waste collection service inspected in a manner approved by the director before a decal is issued to the vehicle and at such other times as may be ordered by the director. (Ord. Nos. 21058; 26480; 26608)
(a) Any vehicle used for transporting dry solid waste material within the city must:
(1) be fitted with a substantial, tight-fitting enclosure that is free of any cracks or breaks and that has side boards and head boards of not less than 24 inches in height and a tail board of not less than 18 inches in height, to prevent waste material from being scattered or thrown onto the streets;
(2) be equipped with a closely fitting cover that must be used to prevent the escape of loose material or effluvia; and
(3) be equipped with any other equipment required to comply with all applicable federal and state motor vehicle safety standards.
(b) Any vehicle used for transporting wet solid waste material within the city must:
(1) be fitted with a substantial, tight-fitting enclosure, with the deck, sides, and ends of the bed constructed of sheet steel so that the vehicle may be easily cleaned and with the sides not less than 24 inches high and the tail board not less than 18 inches high;
(2) have a tight-fitting cover to prevent spillage;
(3) when carrying cans to transport wet solid waste material, use only cans equipped with tight- fitting lids and holding chains so that the cans will not turn over and spill;
(4) not have any drain holes in the sides of the vehicle and must have any drain holes in the deck of the vehicle capped to prevent spillage or leakage; and
(5) be equipped with any other equipment required to comply with all applicable federal and state motor vehicle safety standards. (Ord. Nos. 14219; 21058; 26480; 26608)
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