(A) As specified in this chapter for the management of residential solid waste, to include refuse, curbside recycling, yard waste, and bulk brush, there is established a service charge of $16.84 per month. This rate shall commence and be effective for utility bills due on, or about, January 20, 2023, and remain in effect until amended as follows:
Commencing with bills payable on, or about January 20, 2024 | Commencing with bills payable on, or about January 20, 2025 |
$18.34 per month | $19.84 per month |
(B) All users of residential dwelling unit water service within the city shall be required to pay the service charge whether or not they use this solid waste pick up service.
(C) The above service charge for apartment complexes of two to four units, duplexes, triplexes, and quadplexes shall be assessed for each unit of the complex. Boarding houses shall be assessed three times the above service charge.
(D) Excess tags. Excess tags sold to authorize the collection of landscape waste bags will be $1.00 per excess tag when sold to individual users. To encourage retail vendors to also sell such tags, thereby increasing ease of use of the program, the cost to retail vendors re-selling the tags to users is $0.95 per excess tag, sold only in lots with a minimum of 250 tags per lot.
(E) It shall be unlawful for any person who is not receiving solid waste pick up service to place any solid waste with the solid waste of a resident who is receiving such service.
(F) The City Clerk will render solid waste pick up bills for service and for all rates and charges in connection with this chapter and to collect all money due per this chapter.
(G) The City Manager shall have the authority to designate additional collection agents which shall be financial institutions located within the city for the purpose of collecting any rates and charges for the services provided by this chapter. Unless specified otherwise in this chapter, no sum shall be paid to any such collection agent designated by the City Manager for the services rendered in collecting the rates and charges of this chapter.
(Ord. 2852, passed 10-4-93; Am. Ord. 2971, passed 5-8-95; Am. Ord. 3051, passed 4-22-96; Am. Ord. 3409, passed 7-28-03; Am. Ord. 3505, passed 4-24-06; Am. Ord. 3599, passed 2-9-09; Am. Ord. 3702, passed 5-14-12; Am. Ord. 3886, passed 7-24-17; Am. Ord. 3958, passed 4-22-19; Am. Ord. 4111, passed 10-24-22) Penalty, see § 50.99