§ 51.09 COST.
   (A)   Effective July 1, 2023 all residents of the city shall pay $282 per year per residential unit for the collection and removal of garbage, trash, refuse, and recyclables from each resident’s premises once a week.
   (B)   Payment shall be made by each resident to the Clerk/Treasurer upon receipt of a bill for same between September 1 and September 30, and the city shall act as collecting agent of said garbage assessments payments for the payment of the contract carrier(s) collecting and removing the garbage, trash, refuse, and recyclables from city residents.
   (C)   All trash, garbage, and recyclables shall be collected and removed from the premises of the residents of city as prescribed in this chapter.
   (D)   Business houses (and certain designated apartments or multiple-dwelling units) in the city shall have their garbage, trash, refuse, and recyclables collected and removed from their premises at their own cost, and may do so either through the garbage collection agencies of the city or by private contract, but their garbage, trash, refuse, and recyclables shall be removed from the city each week to protect the heath, safety, and general welfare of the city.
   (E)   This section shall be in effect for the period from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
   (F)   Each residence unit, whether a single apartment or single unit within a multiple-dwelling unit of any like dwelling unit, shall be considered a resident user of the garbage, trash, refuse, and recyclables collection(s), and each shall pay the required garbage, trash, refuse, and recyclables collection fee to the city under this section, except where exempted by specific action of the City Council.
(2010 Code, § 51.09) (Ord. 10, 2011, passed 6-30-2011; Ord. 14, 2014, passed 6-10-2014; Ord. 11, 2016, passed 7-11-2016; Ord. 5, 2019, passed 6-10-2019; Ord. 4, 2020, passed 8-10-2020; Ord. 5, 2021, passed 6-7-2021; Ord. 6, 2022, passed 7-11-2022; Ord. 7, 2023, passed 8-14-2023)