(A) The Board of Trustees may, by resolution, authorize the Chairperson to enter into an exclusive agreement with a contractor for the collection and removal of solid waste within the village and the disposal thereof in a disposal facility, at such rates and charges as may be agreed upon within the limits provided herein.
(B) Commencing September 1, 1993, all solid waste to be disposed of within the village shall be placed in the containers furnished by the contractor with whom the village has entered into an exclusive agreement for the collection and removal of solid waste, and said solid waste shall be picked up by the contractor. The burning or placing of hot ashes in the containers furnished by the contractor is hereby prohibited.
(C) The Board of Trustees shall, by resolution, set forth a schedule of charges for the collection of solid waste. Any and all amendments or modifications of the schedule of charges shall likewise be effectuated by the passage of a resolution by the Board of Trustees.
(D) The solid waste collection charges will be billed to the residents of the village along with and at the same time said residents are billed for water, sewer and/or electricity service. Charges for solid waste collection shall be collected at the same time, in the same manner and by the same officers as sewer, water and electricity charges are collected by the village. Unpaid solid waste collection charges shall be deemed delinquent on the same day sewer, water and/or electricity charges are deemed delinquent.
(E) All delinquent solid waste collection charges are hereby declared to be a lien upon the premises or real estate for which, or upon which the same was used or supplied, and upon the refusal of said person, firm or corporation to pay said delinquent collection fees, they shall be collected by being placed upon the assessment rolls and the tax books for collection, like other taxes, as further provided herein. It shall be the duty of the Village Clerk on the second Monday of January of each year to report to the Board of Trustees a list of all unpaid accounts due for solid waste collection, together with a description of the premises or real estate, upon or for which the same was used or supplied. Said report shall be examined, and if approved by the Chairperson and Board of Trustees, shall be certified by the Village Clerk to the County Clerk, giving the amounts due and the description of the premises or real estate upon or for which the collection services were used or supplied, the same to be collected as other taxes, by the County Treasurer of said County. Prior to certification to the County Clerk, the village shall give 30 days’ written notice to the owner of record of the subject property, said notice to be certified mail or registered mail.
(F) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ASHES. Including the residue from the burning of wood, coal, coke or other combustibles.
GARBAGE. Including putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
REFUSE. Including all putrescible and non-putrescible solid wastes (except body wastes), including garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, dead animals, abandoned automobiles and solid market and industrial wastes.
RUBBISH. Including non-putrescible solid wastes (excluding ashes) consisting of both combustible and noncombustible wastes, such as paper, cardboard, tin cans, yard clippings, wood, glass, bedding, crockery and similar materials.
(G) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep in, on or about any dwelling house, building or premises in the village, any decayed vegetable or animal substance, garbage, rubbish or refuse matter, or any substance that may be injurious to the public health or offense to the residents or inhabitants of the vicinity unless the same is kept in containers and/or receptacles as set forth in this section.
(H) It shall be unlawful to deposit or permit to fall from any vehicle any solid waste on any public street or alley in the village; provided, that this section shall not be construed to prohibit solid wastes in a container complying with the provisions of this section preparatory to having such material collected and disposed of in the manner provided herein.
(I) It shall be unlawful:
(1) To dispose of any solid waste except in compliance with this section;
(2) To transport any solid waste in the village compost site or licensed landfill, except in compliance with this section;
(3) To collect and dispose of any solid waste within the village, except as authorized in this section; or
(4) To burn garbage, trash, waste, refuse, rubbish or debris within the corporate limits; provided, that the Village Fire Chief may authorize the burning of grass or weeds, and the burning of old buildings and other combustibles by the Fire Department in firefighting practice and training.
(J) Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the following:
(1) Recycling of wastes in any municipality-approved program for ecological purposes;
(2) Disposal of garbage or refuse by means of a kitchen or home disposal unit; and
(3) Nor shall the container provisions of this section apply to large, bulky refuse which may not be placed within a suitable container.
(1997 Code, § 4-209) (Ord. 8-93, passed 8-24-1993) Penalty, see § 51.99