Any person, firm, or corporation desiring a permit for the collection, removal, and disposal of garbage, trash, and rubbish and who proposes to collect a fee therefor shall make application to the City Council, who shall make and cause to be made such investigation as they may consider necessary in order to determine whether or not the public convenience and necessity requires the granting of the permit and the amount to be charged therefor. All permits so granted shall be nontransferable and the permits may be rescinded by the City Council at any time in its judgment the action is deemed to be in the best interest of the residents of the town and, in the event of the decision, no refund shall be made of any permit fee or charge. The City Council shall determine if the applicant is fit and proper to conduct the business, and the application shall set forth the name and address of the applicant; the trade-name under which the applicant does or proposes to do business; the number of vehicles the applicant desires to operate; the class, size, and design of each vehicle; whether or not the applicant has been convicted of the violation of any national, state, or municipal law (except minor traffic violations); and whether or not the applicant, or any persons, firms, or corporations with whom he or she has been associated or employed have a claim or judgment against him or her for damages resulting from the negligent operation of a vehicle or vehicles on the streets or public thoroughfares of the town; the nature and character of the service the applicant proposed to render and the charges to be made therefor; the experience he or she has had in rendering the service; the patrons for whom he or she proposes to render this service, and any other information as the City Council require.
(Ord. 63, passed 11-13-1972)