(A) All occupied premises within the city shall have refuse and recycling collection services for the collection, removal, and disposal of refuse and recycling of recyclable materials produced upon the premises for which services a charge shall be collected. The charges for such services shall be based upon the average volume of refuse and recycling of materials presented for disposal and from the services necessary in order to facilitate recycling collection and refuse disposal as determined by the City Administrator or his/her designee. All charges for these services shall be established by resolution of the Council pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, which resolution shall provide for additional charges for special services over and above those contemplated in this chapter. If any customer is delinquent in payment for services for 90 days or more, the city may remove any or all waste containers.
(B) The charges referred to herein shall be delinquent on the first day of the month following the month for which such charges shall be due. If any such charge remains delinquent over one calendar month, there shall be added to such charge a base penalty of 10% which shall be collectible at the time of payment of such charge. In addition, if such charge and such base penalty remain unpaid after the first day of the third month after which such services were rendered, an additional penalty of one half percent (.05%) per month for nonpayment of the charge and the basic penalty shall be added to the amount due. Collection of the penalties provided for herein shall be made by the Director of Finance at the time of the payment of the base charge. The charges for service referred to herein furnished by the city shall constitute a lien against the lot or parcel of land against which the charge was imposed if such charge remains delinquent for a period of 60 days, and the Director of Finance is directed to include a statement on the bill to each property owner notifying such owner of the lien provided for by this section. In the event refuse service and recycling service is provided to property not occupied by the owner thereof, and the occupant is being billed and charged therefor, and payment for such service has been guaranteed by the property owner, the Director of Finance is authorized and directed to notify such owner of any delinquencies hereunder upon their occurrence.
('61 Code, § 5-3.02) (Ord. 326 N.S., passed - - ; Am. Ord. 641 C.S., passed 9-20-95; Am. Ord. 643 C.S., passed 10-4-95; Am. Ord. 715 C.S., passed 3-15-00)