§ 50.030 RECYCLABLE DEALERS TONNAGE REPORTS, FEES, PENALTY FOR LATE PAYMENT, AND RECORD RETENTION.
   (A)   On a monthly basis, at their sole expense, all permitted recyclable dealers shall furnish monthly tonnage reports to the city, on a form provided by, or acceptable to the City Manager and/or his/her designee of the permittee's total collected tonnage for the reporting period as set forth herein.
   (B)   The aforementioned tonnage report shall include, at a minimum, the following:
      (1)   Total number of tons collected;
      (2)   Total number of tons recycled
      (3)   The number of tons per commodity collected;
      (4)   Number of tons of residue and where the residue was disposed of during the previous month;
      (5)   The name, address, and telephone number of each solid waste disposal and/or recycling facility used by the permittee during the reporting period;
      (6)   The generator of the recyclable material and or permit number; and
      (7)   Each report shall be signed by an officer of permittee.
   (C)   Each tonnage report shall be submitted with payment to the city no later than 30 days following the last calendar reporting month to the City Manager or his/her designee by 5:00 p.m.
   (D)   At the time the tonnage report is filed, the full amount of all fees due, as set forth herein, shall be remitted to the city. The City Manager or his/her designee may establish shorter reporting periods for any permittee if it is deemed necessary in order to ensure remittance of the permit fee. The City Manager or his/her designee may require additional information from the permittee in order to verify the permit/tonnage fee payment. A final filing and payment are due immediately upon cessation of business by permittee for any reason (including the sale of company and/or assets).
      (1)   Each holder of a recyclable dealer permit ("hauling - purchase-of-recyclables," see § 50.025) shall pay a quarterly/monthly per ton fee. The fee shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the City Council.
      (2)   Each holder of a recyclable dealer permit ("hauling - fee-for-service," see § 50.025) shall pay a monthly permit fee. The fee shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the City Council. NOTE: All recyclable dealer permits ("hauling - fee-for-service ") shall expire on June 30, 2019 at midnight. This type of permit cannot be renewed.
   (E)   The penalty for late payment of any permit fee or due, shall be 50% of the amount payable. The City Manager or his/her designee may excuse the payment of any such penalty upon good cause being shown for such late payment.
   (F)   The city shall have the right, upon reasonable advance notice, to inspect, audit and copy all records relating to the permit subject to applicable laws. In the absence of extraordinary circumstances, five business day notice shall be considered reasonable. Such records should be made available to the city at the permittee's regular place of business, but in no event outside the County of Los Angeles. The city reserves the right to employ third party consultant to examine the permittee's records as necessary to obtain data relating to the permit and permit fees.
      (1)   If the examination discloses a 3% or greater material deviation with respect to the gross receipts reported by the permittee or the examination discloses the permittee is charging or billing below or above the collection and disposal rates approved by the City Council, the cost of the audit (including attorney fees, etc.) shall be borne entirely by the permittee.
      (2)   If the examination discloses permit fees that are due, these permit fees are considered delinquent and subject to the 50% late payment penalty outlined in this section.
   (G)   Additionally, a material deviation with respect to the gross receipts reported by the permittee or the examination discloses the permittee is charging or billing below or above the City Council approved rates, the collection permit will be subject to revocation as set forth in §§ 50.036, 50.037 and 50.038, and all other applicable remedies permitted by law. The City Manager or his/her designee may immediately suspend any and/or all permits that the permittee may hold.
   (H)   It shall be the duty of every permittee liable for the collection and payment to the city of any fee imposed by this chapter to keep and preserve for a period of five-years, all records as may be necessary to determine the amount of such permit fee.
   (I)   It shall be the duty of every permittee, to keep invoices and any other relevant records, for the purpose of determining fees owed by permittee for a period of five years. Permittee shall provide any relevant records to city upon request within five business days. Permittee must keep and preserve for a period of five years, all records as may be necessary to determine the amount of such permit fee that permittee owes to city.
(Ord. 1101, passed 3-28-19; Am. Ord. 1119, passed 12-7-21) Penalty, see § 10.97