(A) The Board of Commissioners may contract with and grant a franchise to a private company or another governmental entity to provide solid waste collection services pursuant to this chapter and may assess such fees as may be necessary to provide such solid waste collection services.
(B) The collection, removal and disposition of all waste, industrial waste, ashes, building rubbish, explosives, scrap tires and trash from premises in the City shall be under the jurisdiction of the City Manager. The City Manager shall make, and may from time to time alter and amend, such regulations as are expressly required by the provisions of this chapter, and he may make, and from time to time alter, amend or revoke, such other regulations as to the application, administration, interpretation and enforcement of this chapter as are necessary or expedient to execute and make effective its provisions, provided that no such regulations shall be in conflict with the provisions of this chapter.
(C) The schedule of rates and fees for collection and disposal of waste shall be as fixed and established from time to time by the Board of Commissioners and maintained on file in the office of the Finance Director. Such rates and fees shall be collected from the users of the services and shall be due and payable monthly in accordance with this code.
(D) Residential properties which are connected to the City’s water and sewer system shall receive waste collection services to the extent allowed by this chapter and shall pay a monthly fee for solid waste collection services. Such fee for solid waste management services shall be invoiced as part of the City’s water bill, and any payments toward such bill shall be applied first to the solid waste management services fee and then to other fees and charges.
(E) The City Manager shall periodically review the effectiveness and use of residential refuse containers at multi-unit residential dwellings. The City Manager may, upon reasonable grounds set forth in a written notice to the owners of the subject multi-family dwellings, require residents of the multi-family dwelling to cease use of residential refuse containers and commence use of dumpsters. The City Manager shall implement appropriate regulation of dumpsters for use by multi-unit residential dwellings.
(F) No person shall engage in the business of collecting, hauling or transporting for other parties in the City any waste, industrial waste, ashes, building materials, explosives, scrap tires and trash without first obtaining a permit from the City Manager to engage in such business. The City Manager shall not issue any permit for collections in the areas covered by contracts existing as of July 1, 2009 or as provided for above. The holder of such permit shall conform to the applicable ordinances, regulations of the City Manager and the lawfully prescribed requirements of other departments of the City; and upon failure to so conform such permits shall be subject to revocation by the City Manager.
(Ord. 09-O-06, passed 4-27-2009; Ord. 18-O-04, passed 8-27-2018)