(A) The City Council may authorize, by contract, one or more solid waste enterprises to provide solid waste and recyclable materials collection services for residential premises. In the sole discretion of the City Council, the solid waste and recyclable materials collection services may be authorized on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis, and with or without competitive bidding, and may relate to any class or type of solid waste within the city or any part of it.
(B) No person shall collect or dispose of solid waste or recyclable materials from residential premises within the city unless that person has entered into a collection agreement with the city, except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, and irrespective of any permit issued by any other governmental agency authorizing collection of solid waste or recyclable materials. Any such collection agreement shall be in addition to any business license or permit otherwise required by this Municipal Code.
(C) The terms and provisions of any collection agreement for solid waste and recyclable materials collection services may relate to or include, without limitation, such requirements, conditions, policies and procedures as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties to the collection agreement and which will, in the judgment and discretion of the City Council, best serve the public interest and protect the public health, safety and welfare.
(D) In the event of any conflict between the provisions of a collection agreement which is authorized and approved by the City Council and the provisions of this chapter, the provisions of the collection agreement shall control.
(Ord. 2009-05 § 3, 2009)