(A) Contract. The city shall contract for collection of garbage, refuse, and recyclable materials from all residential dwelling units in the city on terms and for periods as the Council may determine. The city at its option may also contract for yard waste collection from residential dwelling units on terms and for periods as the Council may determine.
(B) Unit price contract. The contract with the garbage, refuse, and recycling collection contractor shall be based on unit price for garbage, refuse, recyclable materials, and yard waste (yard waste if city includes it in contract) collection.
(C) Equipment. The garbage, refuse, and recycling collection contractor shall furnish its own equipment and personnel for the collection of garbage, refuse, and recycling.
(D) Exclusive contract. The garbage, refuse, and recycling collection contractor shall be the only authorized collector to collect the garbage, refuse, and recyclable materials from any residential dwelling unit within the city, and no other person or entity shall make a business or collect a fee for collection within the city from residential dwelling units.
(E) Charges for collection service. The city shall charge the owner of each residential dwelling unit a uniform charge for each dwelling unit in the residential dwelling unit. The uniform charge shall be determined and established by Council resolution from time to time. The bills for these charges shall be sent to the person served at intervals as the Council shall determine. The Council by resolution may establish a lower charge for low income senior citizens. The Council by resolution may establish a minimum charge even if the residential dwelling unit does not make use of the collection service.
(F) Separate fund account. All income from the operation of the garbage, refuse, and recycling collection system and the record of expense and operation shall be accounted for separately from the city’s General Fund.
(G) Customer statements. Periodic statements for charges for garbage, refuse, recyclable material, and yard waste service for the period shall be mailed to each residential dwelling unit customer.
(H) Late payment penalty. If payment is not made when due a penalty of 10% shall be added to the amount due on each bill. It shall be the duty of the city to endeavor to collect delinquent accounts as promptly as possible.
(I) Assessment against property for non-payment. All delinquent accounts may be certified by the Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer, who shall prepare an assessment roll each year providing for assessments of delinquent accounts against the respective properties served. This assessment roll shall be delivered to the Council for adoption each year, and upon approval thereof the Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer shall certify to the County Auditor the amount due, and the County Auditor shall thereupon enter the amount as part of the tax levy on the premises to be collected during the ensuing year. The amount certified by the Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer shall include late payment penalties and administrative charges, and the amount shall bear interest as determined by Council resolution. The assessment and certification action may be optional or subsequent to taking legal action to collect delinquent accounts.
(1997 Code, § 14.06) Penalty, see § 50.99