(A) The city shall have the right to grant an exclusive or nonexclusive franchise or franchises for the collection and removal of garbage for a term not to exceed ten years. In granting the franchise, the City Council shall consider the following, to-wit:
(1) Knowledge of applicant of the business;
(2) Ability to furnish required equipment and personnel;
(3) Financial responsibility;
(4) Capacity to indemnify city for failure to fulfill terms of franchise or against any injury sustained in performance of such franchise;
(5) Prior experiences of applicant in operation of business of refuse collection and disposal;
(6) Ability of applicant to provide suitable disposal site; and
(7) If there is more than one qualified applicant, the franchise may be granted to the applicant offering the most favorable financial return to the city. Each applicant shall include his or her proposed rates with his or her application.
(B) The City Council shall provide, by contract, the times and places of garbage collection provided that said garbage collection shall not be less than at least one time per week. The contract holder must be able to satisfy the city that he or she will have an acceptable disposal site for all waste collected which meets the approval of the state’s Department of Environment Protection.
(Prior Code, § 11.0514)