(A) Service charge. The Council shall make and establish by resolution a service charge or service charges for the removal and disposal of refuse.
(B) Billing. The service charge for each premises shall be made to the owner or occupant. If the premises are served by city utilities, the charge shall be billed as a separate entry on the utility bill. If the premises are not so served, the refuse collection shall be separately charged.
(C) Payment. Service charges shall be payable at the same time as bills for other utilities and subject to the same conditions of payment. If any charge is unpaid on September 1 of any year, the Council shall levy an assessment equal to the unpaid charges as of that date plus interest at the rate of 6% from that date and a penalty not to exceed 10%. The Clerk shall certify the assessment to the County Auditor for collection in the same manner as assessments for local improvements.
(D) Fund. All service charges shall be deposited in a separate fund designated as the Garbage Service Fund. All the expenses of providing refuse collection service shall be paid from this fund (account). If the amount is insufficient to pay all of the expenses, the amount as may be necessary to meet the expenses shall be transferred to the fund from the General Fund. If there is a surplus in the Fund, the Council shall adjust the rate accordingly.
(1998 Code, § 3.60, Subd. 7)