A. Gross collection revenues from the collection of source-separated recyclable material and source-separated organic material may be excluded from gross collection revenues for the purposes of calculating franchise fees, provided those revenues are only from source-separated recyclable materials and source-separated organic materials and are collected and characterized by weight in a manner satisfactory to the solid waste manager.
B. Gross collection revenues from the collection of solid waste from any public agency within the city are not subject to franchise fees.
C. Franchise fees are payable on all gross collection revenues collected by a franchisee from its commercial solid waste collection customers located within the city. Franchisees must notify the city of the landfilling of source-separated recyclable and organic materials, including identifying the generator of those source-separated materials.
D. Disputes over whether gross collection revenues from the collection of source-separated materials should be excluded from the calculation of franchise fees shall be resolved by the solid waste manager.
E. The solid waste manager's decision may be appealed in accordance with sections 13.24.140 through 13.24.170. (Ord. 2023-0024 § 44; Ord. 2021-0003 § 15)