(A) Service rates. The city operates an organized garbage collection and disposal program for all residential properties within the city under the authority of M.S. Ch. 443, as it may be amended from time to time. The city hereby establishes a per unit service charge for garbage/refuse/recycling collection and related services for each residential property unit that is individually served.
(1) A service charge for garbage/refuse/recycling collection, disposal, and container rental provided to residential units within the city shall be billed at the rates as established by City Council.
(2) Recycling services are provided for all residential units in the city as per the city’s requirements under the city recycling plan.
(3) Garbage/refuse/recycling bills shall be payable monthly with the utility bill by the date specified on the bill. Mobile home parks shall be billed in aggregate to the owner of the mobile home park. For other clustered individually served residential units such as townhomes, the city has the discretion to bill either a home owner association in aggregate or each homeowner. Monthly charges apply to temporarily vacated property. The charge is for service rendered in the month of the bill. Penalties will be assessed on delinquent garbage/refuse/recycling charges at the same rate as other utility charges.
(B) Delinquent garbage/refuse/recycling accounts.
(1) All charges for garbage/refuse/recycling service shall be due by the due date stated on the utility bill. Any bill not paid by the due date shall be deemed delinquent. Thereafter, the delinquent garbage/refuse/recycling service charge shall be certified to the City Clerk who shall prepare an assessment roll each year providing for assessment of the delinquent amounts against the properties involved. The assessment roll shall be delivered to the City Council for adoption before October 30 of each year. Upon the adoption, the City Clerk shall certify the assessment roll to the County Auditor for collection along with taxes.
(2) The city reserves the right to discontinue service to any customer for nonpayment of charges or bills whose account is more than 60 days past due. The discontinuance of service shall not be made without written notice. If service is disconnected, it shall not be resumed except upon payment of the charges or bills accrued together with interest and penalty thereon.
(C) Revision of garbage/refuse/recycling rates and recycling plan. The City Council reserves the right to adjust the rates charged from time to time and to amend the city’s garbage/refuse/recycling policy.
(Prior Code, § 7-6-9) (Ord. 195, passed 8-27-1990; Ord. 214, passed 10-28-1991; Ord. 317, passed 9-28-1998; Ord. 520, passed 9-13-2010; Ord. 688, passed 12-11-2017)