(a) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person, except the city, to engage in or conduct the business of collection, removal or disposal of refuse or raw garbage prepared within the corporate limits of the city, and all persons, businesses, houses, firms or corporations residing in or doing business within the city shall be required by the Division of Sanitation of the city.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to neglect or refuse to subscribe to such service and to pay for the same at the rates established by the City Council for the type of service furnished to each such person, firm or corporation.
(b) (1) On and after the date when this article becomes operative, there shall be a Division of Sanitation under the supervision or direction of the Mayor. The Mayor or other duly authorized officer, with the approval of the City Council, shall be adequately supplied with the personnel and equipment to property and satisfactorily carry out the essential public service of collecting, removing, and disposing of refuse produced in the households and places of business in the city.
(2) The Mayor or other duly authorized officer, with the approval of the City Council, shall have, and is hereby given authority to prescribe, publish, promulgate, and enforce any and all reasonable rules, and regulations deemed by him or her necessary or proper, consistent with this article, to carry out the objects and purposes thereof, and for the safety and health of the citizens of the city, in respect to the collection, removal, and disposal of refuse as herein defined. The County Health Officer is hereby made and shall be ex-officio Sanitation Inspector, whose duty it shall be to advise and consult with the Mayor or other duly authorized officers with respect to enforcing the provisions of this article.
(c) Private scavengers, push cart operators, and private garbage collectors are hereby prohibited from engaging in the business of transporting raw or prepared garbage and refuse.
(Ord. passed 8-15-2020)