(A) Authorized bags. To be eligible for collection, all garbage and trash must be placed in an enclosed authorized bag. Further, all bags must be closed tightly, and no bag may be larger than 33 gallons or 40 pounds in weight. A bag not in compliance with this chapter will not be collected. All contaminated sharps shall be placed in a bio-hazard container before going into garbage bags for pick up. It shall be unlawful to place any garbage in a container unless it is placed and tied in a trash bag to prevent exposure to air.
(B) Fees.
(1) A user fee of $7 per month shall be added to the utility billing of each resident served through the month of June, 2016. Effective July 1, 2016, such residential user fee shall be increased to $8 per month. Effective January 1, 2017, such residential user fee shall be increased to $10 per month. Effective January 1, 2018, such residential user fee shall increase to $12 per month.
(2) In the case of residential complexes which cannot accommodate a dumpster, the user fee shall be $15 per month per residential unit, as provided in § 98.02(F).
(3) In the event that any trash user fee remains unpaid for a period of 60 days, the city may suspend trash pick-up service to the residence involved, without notice. In such event, the owner or occupant of the residence shall promptly dispose of the trash attributed to said residence by private means.
(C) Recycling. The Frankfort Street Department shall also provide curbside or alley pick up of certain specified recyclable materials including, but not limited to, glass, plastic, aluminum and metal cans and newspapers. Such items shall be picked up once a week at curbside of each residence at times to be scheduled by the Board of Public Works and Safety. All such recyclable items shall be separated from trash and placed in approved separate containers and shall not require authorized trash stickers.
(D) Revenue. The revenues generated from the user fees, collection fees, and sale of recycled materials, as provided above, shall be deposited in the city’s User Fee Account. Expenditures from such fund shall be limited to expenses associated with the city’s administration, collection and disposal of trash and the maintenance and purchase of equipment used in providing such service.
(Ord. 04-29, passed 1-24-05; Am. Ord.09-12A, passed 7-27-09; Am. Ord. 16-06, passed 5-23-16) Penalty, see § 98.99