(A) The person or organization in whose name utility service is listed shall be liable for, and shall pay, the charges for solid waste collection service provided for under this article.
(B) All residential units shall be charged a monthly fee as established in the city Manual of Fees.
(C) The monthly charge for solid waste collection service shall be billed by the Greenville Utilities Commission to each residential unit on a monthly basis, and shall be payable with utility charges within the time limit fixed for the payment of utility bills by the Greenville Utilities Commission.
(D) The charge for solid waste collection service for a residential unit shall accrue on the first day of the individual billing cycle for that unit under the billing system of the Greenville Utilities Commission. For billing cycles between 26 days and 35 days inclusive, charges will not be prorated. For billing cycles of 25 days or less and for billing cycles 36 days and above, charges shall be prorated on a daily basis of one-thirtieth of the normal monthly charge.
(E) Nonresidential units shall be responsible for obtaining solid waste collection services from private haulers, or making other lawful and satisfactory arrangements for disposal of solid wastes.
(F) Residential units owned, utilized or occupied by any federal, state or local governmental body, institution or agency located wholly or partially in the city may receive an exemption from the payment of fees and charges for solid waste collection upon satisfactory showing to the City Manager that the governmental body, institution or agency can remove and dispose of all solid waste at the subject location in a safe and sanitary manner.
(G) The City Manager is authorized to establish, and to change as needed, whatever rules, regulations, interpretations and policies as are necessary to implement and effectively administer the collection and enforcement of the fees and charges in this article. In establishing or amending the rules, regulations, interpretations and policies authorized by this subsection the Manager shall be guided by the following principles:
(1) Rules, regulations, interpretations and policies shall be consistent with applicable state, federal and local law;
(2) Rules, regulations, interpretations and policies shall be consistent with generally accepted accounting principles, effective management oversight and control, and efficient operation; and
(3) Rules, regulations, interpretations and policies shall not allow termination of electric, water, sewer or gas service.
(H) In addition to the fee established by the City of Greenville Manual of Fees pursuant to subsection (B) of this section, residential units and non-residential units shall be charged a fee as established in the City of Greenville Manual of Fees for any solid waste collection services provided to the unit by the city in addition to the regular solid waste collection service provided to the unit by the city. The charge for such additional solid waste collection service shall be billed by the Greenville Utilities Commission to the unit and shall be payable with utility charges within the time limit fixed for the payment of utility bills by the Greenville Utilities Commission. In the event the unit does not have an active utility account, the charge for such additional solid waste collection service shall be billed by the city to the property owner and shall be payable within 15 days of the placement of the bill in the mail.
(Ord. No. 2685, § 17, passed 7-8-1993; Ord. No. 09-39, § 1, passed 5-14-2009)