(A) All persons doing business as scavengers in the city must be fully in compliance with all sections of this code and ordinances relating to the business, or relating to traffic or the movement of vehicles on the streets.
(B) (1) No license shall be issued under the provisions of this chapter unless the applicant for such license has first submitted proof of insurance in form of a certificate or memorandum of insurance issued by an insurer duly authorized to issue such policies in the state; such insurance to be written by a company acceptable to the City Council. Such certificate or memorandum shall show that the applicant for a license has public liability insurance covering his or her operation within the city, shall show the rate of expiration of such insurance and shall certify that the same shall not be cancelled without at least ten days’ notice to the Mayor. Upon cancellation or expiration without renewal of such insurance, the license issued hereunder to the insured shall be void.
(2) Such insurance shall be in the amount of not less than $100,000 for personal injuries including accidental death to any one person, in an amount not less than $300,000 for each such accident and, as to property damage, not less than $25,000 for each accident.
(C) No license shall be issued under the provisions of this subchapter unless the applicant for such a license agrees to hold the city harmless from any and all claims, damages or loss of use resulting from the applicant’s business operations in the city. The insurance coverage shall include an endorsement covering the hold harmless agreement in favor of the city.
(D) No license shall be issued under the provisions of this chapter unless the applicant files a performance bond with sureties to be approved by the Mayor and City Council in the sum of $10,000 with the city as beneficiary, conditioned upon the applicant continuing to properly operate the business of scavenger for the period covered by the license in accordance with the provisions of this code and to perform such collection and disposal services on all accounts in accordance with provisions of this subchapter.
(E) No license shall be issued unless the applicant agrees to take garbage and refuse collections in the areas and on the days as determined by the Mayor.
(F) Scavengers who contract for individual or business accounts for garbage, refuse and rubbish disposal and collection shall service all such accounts notwithstanding whether the account is paid in full or not for at least 30 days after such account is delinquent; and, further provided, they give notice to the Mayor of all accounts and all accounts delinquent more than 30 days. Scavengers must notify the Mayor of all changes in accounts.
(Prior Code, § 116.057) (Ord. 73-O-841, passed - -1973)