(a) Effective July 1, 2023, and ending December 31, 2023, the basic charge for garbage, refuse, recyclable material, yard waste collection and disposal for each owner of a residential dwelling shall be seventy-one dollars ($71.00) per calendar quarter.
(1) All bills for collection and disposal of garbage, refuse, recyclable materials and yard waste shall be rendered and paid quarterly.
(2) The bills rendered for the collection and disposal of garbage, refuse, recyclable materials and yard waste collection and disposal shall be paid to the City, office of the Department of Finance, on or before the seventeenth day of the month in which the bill is rendered.
(3) At the option of the City, the bill for the collection and disposal of garbage, refuse, recyclable materials and yard waste collection and disposal may be combined with the bill for water service and stormwater fees, in which event, the payments received by the City from each consumer shall be applied first to the charge for garbage, refuse, recyclable materials and yard waste, then to the charge for water service, with the balance to be applied to stormwater fees.
(b) Effective January 1, 2024, the basic charge for garbage, refuse, recyclable material, yard waste collection and disposal for each owner of a residential dwelling unit shall be set by Council ordinance based on the level of contractual services provided. The basic charge, as determined by the City, shall be charged in one of the following methods:
(1) The City shall charge to the owner of each dwelling unit within the municipality a monthly rate to be paid by the owner of said property. Such rate shall be set by Council by Ordinance each year. The Council shall review the monthly rate to be paid by the owner of each dwelling unit within the municipality on a yearly basis to determine the amount of the fee for the ensuing year.
A. All bills for collection and disposal of garbage, refuse, recyclable materials and yard waste shall be rendered and paid quarterly.
B. The bills rendered for the collection and disposal of garbage, refuse, recyclable materials and yard waste collection and disposal shall be paid to the City, office of the Department of Finance, on or before the seventeenth day of the month in which the bill is rendered.
C. At the option of the City, the bill for the collection and disposal of garbage, refuse, recyclable materials and yard waste collection and disposal may be combined with the bill for water service and stormwater fees, in which event the payments received by the City from each consumer shall be applied first to the charge for garbage, refuse, recyclable materials and yard waste, then to the charge for water service, with the balance to be applied to stormwater fees.
(c) By Council ordinance, the City may assess the costs and expense of garbage, refuse, recyclable materials and yard waste collection and disposal within the City, on the owner of each dwelling unit defined in subsection (d) herein, by certifying the amounts to the County Auditor for collection with other City taxes.
(1) The fee so assessed through the residential tax duplicate shall be reimbursed to the City by the County Auditor, and shall be credited to the City of Huron.
(2) The Finance Director is hereby authorized and directed to send to the Office of the County Auditor certified copies of this section in such numbers as are required.
(Ord. 2023-15. Passed 6-27-23.)