The following monthly fees and rates are established for sanitation services provided by the City of Murray.
(A) Residential customers. In order to make the service proposed in this subchapter self-supporting, there shall be, and there is established, a schedule of rates, fees, and charges for refuse collection, removal and disposal. Rates are as follows, to-wit:
Description | Base Rates |
Residential single senior citizen (must be 65 years old and live alone) or any person living alone that has been granted a waiver by the city due to a disability - one cart only - must complete an application | $9.00 |
Residential dwelling (one cart minimum - $10 for each additional cart) | $15.00 |
Recycling monthly rate for year one | $15.00 |
Apartment and duplex dwelling (two carts minimum - $14.50 for each additional cart) | $29.00 |
Call-back service (per occurrence) | $25.00 |
Special pickup (minimum) refer to § 93.05(D) | $20.00 |
(B) Commercial and industrial customers.
(1) Fees, including but not limited to, those for service, overhead, maintenance and replacement of necessary equipment, vehicles and machinery, for the collection of garbage and refuse from all commercial establishments are determined by the city. The number of collections per week shall be determined by the amount and kind or type of refuse reasonably anticipated to be generated, and by the type and number of refuse containers, and other factors deemed pertinent. Fees for all commercial and industrial container customers will be as follows:
Commercial Wheeled Carts
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Wheeled Carts | Monthly Fee per Pickup per Week |
1 | $24.00 |
2 | $34.00 |
3 | $44.00 |
4 | $54.00 |
There shall be a $10 charge for each additional cart | |
Commercial Dumpster
Cubic Yards | Dumpsters | Pickups per week | Fee per month | Fee for Scheduled Addition al Weekly Pickup (in addition to fee/month) | Fee per Unscheduled Pickup per Dumpster per Occurrence |
Cubic Yards | Dumpsters | Pickups per week | Fee per month | Fee for Scheduled Addition al Weekly Pickup (in addition to fee/month) | Fee per Unscheduled Pickup per Dumpster per Occurrence |
8 | 1 | 1 | $151.00 | $115.00 | $35.00 |
8 | 2 | 1 | $275.00 | $209.00 | $70.00 |
6 | 1 | 1 | $118.00 | $89.00 | $30.00 |
6 | 2 | 1 | $214.00 | $156.00 | $60.00 |
4 | 1 | 1 | $85.00 | $66.00 | $25.00 |
4 | 2 | 1 | $150.00 | $112.00 | $50.00 |
2 | 1 | 1 | $54.50 | $44.50 | $20.00 |
2 | 2 | 1 | $86.00 | $66.00 | $40.00 |
(2) Customers who improperly fill or misuse the structure of the service as described in § 93.10 may have their schedule adjusted at the discretion of the Solid Waste Manager.
(3) Notice of such change in commercial fees for refuse collection and number of collections per week shall be served on the commercial and industrial establishment by attaching such notice to the establishment’s refuse container, or by placing such notice in some other conspicuous place on the premises, which constitutes receipt. A change in commercial service shall be made as deemed necessary by the Solid Waste Manager.
(4) Notice shall be given not less than ten (10) days prior to the time when such change in fees or change in number of collections per week are to become effective. Reference to appeal time shall be in the notice.
(5) Any person aggrieved by such change has the right to appeal to the Municipal Appeals Board of Murray City Council by submitting his or her objection in writing to the City Clerk or his or her designee, within thirty (30) days of the receipt of such notice of change. The objection shall contain the reasons against such change and the Solid Waste Manager will be permitted to respond to such objections, either in writing, or orally at the Committee meeting at which such objection is considered. After receiving all evidence, oral and documentary, the Municipal Appeals Board shall make its decision in open meeting consistent with the terms set forth in §§ 134.35 through 134.41 of the Municipal Appeals Board Chapter of the Murray Municipal Code.
(6) For those commercial customers requesting a locking device for their commercial dumpsters, a one-time non-refundable fee of seventy-five ($75.00) dollars shall be charged for each dumpster.
(C) Transfer station disposal fee schedule.
(1) The following rates are established for disposal at Murray Transfer station effective July 1, 2024:
Hoist and Transfer Station (per ton)
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Cash | $60.00 |
Accounts | $60.00 |
Hoist | $60.00 |
Transportation Fee for Hoist (minimum monthly fee; minimum 1.5 tons on tipping fee) | |
Hauls | $130.00 plus tonnage |
Construction box minimum monthly fee with no hauls | $130.00 |
(2) (a) The minimum charge for cash and account customers shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00) plus the State of Kentucky Environmental Remediation Fee.
(b) All rates are calculated on twenty (20) pound increments based on sixty dollars ($60.00) per ton plus the State of Kentucky Environmental Remediation Fee.
(c) All materials requiring special handling will be charged at a rate necessary to cover cost of handling as determined by the Director of Public Works and Solid Waste Manager.
(3) This division (C) shall be effective on or after July 1, 2024, and shall not be changed except by ordinance amendment.
(Ord. 375, passed 11-9-61; Am. Ord. 652, passed 1-12-78; Am. Ord. 655, passed 2-9-78; Am. Ord. 721, passed 11-13-80; Am. Ord. 743, passed 12-17-81; Am. Ord. 792, passed 10-27-83; Am. Ord. 91-946, passed 5-23-91; Am. Ord. 92-981, passed 6-25-92; Am. Ord. 93-1002, passed 5-27-93; Am. Ord. 98-1149, passed 6-11-98; Am. Ord. 2006-1411, passed, 6-8-06; Am. Ord. 2013-1605, passed 4-11-13; Am. Ord. 2020-1792, passed 3-12-20; Am. Ord. 2021-1805, passed 1-28-21; Am. Ord. 2024- 1865, passed 6-13-24)
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