(A) Any person, firm, or corporation may obtain a license to collect solid waste within the village by submitting an application for license to the Village Clerk and paying an annual license fee as set forth in § 4-7-8.
(B) The applications shall be on forms prescribed by the village, and shall contain the following information about and agreements of the waste hauler:
(1) The name, business address, and telephone number of the person, firm, or corporation;
(2) If the waste hauler is a corporation, the corporation shall provide a certificate of good standing and the name, address, and telephone number of the corporation’s president and of its registered agent;
(3) If the applicant is a partnership, the applicant shall provide the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all partners holding greater than a 5% interest;
(4) If the applicant is doing business under an assumed name, the applicant shall provide a copy of the assumed name certificate filed with the County Clerk, if a natural person, and of the assumed name certificate filed with the Secretary of State, if a corporation;
(5) The applicant shall provide proof of liability insurance in the amount of $1,000,000 per occurrence, including insurance for each vehicle, and shall agree to keep such insurance in occurring the term of the license;
(6) The applicant shall provide proof of workers’s compensation insurance covering its employees in the statutory amount and shall agree to keep such insurance in force during the term of its license;
(7) The applicant shall attach a schedule of rates which it will charge upon the license being granted, and shall agree to provide the village with written notice of any rate changes at least 60 days in advance of rate changes; however, the first notification after passage of this chapter shall require only a 30-day notification;
(8) The applicant shall agree to observe all provisions and conditions of this chapter during the term of its license;
(9) If, in accordance with § 4-7-6, the applicant proposes not to recycle a class of recyclable materials due to the unavailability of markets, the applicant shall include with the application, or may submit under separate cover, proof of the unavailability of the market;
(10) The application shall be signed by the applicant or a responsible officer of the applicant; and
(11) The applicant shall agree to clearly mark each vehicle used for solid waste collection with the applicant’s name.
(Ord. 10-17, passed 11-2-2010)