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(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)
(A) Only yard waste and compostable bags, as specifically identified on the bag as ASTM 6400, may be accepted at the compost facility.
(B) All residents who bag their leaves for curbside pickup are required to use compostable bags (identified on the bag as ASTM 6400).
(Ord. 694, passed 3-12-2018)
(A) Intent. The intent of this subchapter is to prevent the unauthorized collection of materials that are designated as recyclables and set out as part of the city’s curb-side recycling program. The theft of these materials will deprive the contractor of their market value and forces overall costs to go up. These costs will eventually be passed on to the citizens of the city. The city will also be deprived of credit for recycling tonnage reported to the county and the state.
(B) Definitions. For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CONTRACTOR. Any person/firm that has entered into a written contract with the city for the collection of garbage, rubbish, recyclables, and yard waste.
CURB-SIDE RECYCLING PROGRAM. The organized collection of items designated as recyclable by the contractor in accordance with the city’s plan.
ITEMS DESIGNATED AS RECYCLABLE. Items agreed upon by the city and the contractor to be collected in the curb-side recycling program.
SET OUT FOR COLLECTION. The placing of materials designated as recyclables by the residents of the city at curb side for collection by the contractor.
UNAUTHORIZED COLLECTION (SCAVENGING). The collection by any person(s) other than the contractor or his or her authorized representative of materials that are designated as recyclables and set out for collection by the residents.
(C) Prohibition of unauthorized collection of materials set out for the curb-side recycling program.
(1) The materials designated as recyclable shall be the sole property of the city from the time of set out for collection by the resident or when placed in the designated containers in the case of multiple units until collection by the contractor. At the time of collection, items designated as recyclable shall become the sole property of the contractor.
(2) The designation of recyclables shall be accomplished by mutual agreement between the city and the contractor.
(3) It shall be unlawful for any person(s) other than the authorized contractor or his or her representative to collect any items that are designated as recyclables and set out for collection as part of the city’s curb-side recycling program.
(Prior Code, § 7-6-10) (Ord. 182, passed 10-23-1989; Ord. 358, passed 1-8-2001) Penalty, see § 54.99
(A) Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99 of this code of ordinances.
(Prior Code, § 7-6-10) (Ord. 182, passed 10-23-1989; Ord. 358, passed 1-8-2001)