(A) Any person, firm or corporation desiring a license to collect garbage from the residential sector shall make application for the same to the City Administrator upon a bid form prescribed by the city. The city shall select a single hauler to collect garbage from the residential sector based upon the following information:
(1) The name and address of the applicant;
(2) The list of equipment which the applicant proposes to use in the collection;
(3) The place or places to which the garbage and rubbish is to be hauled;
(4) The manner in which the garbage and rubbish is to be disposed of; and
(5) A schedule of proposed rates to be charged during the licensed period.
(C) The schedule of proposed rates to be charged during the licensed period shall remain in effect throughout the entire licensed period. Any proposed rate change must be approved by the City Council and shall not in any case exceed a 5% increase per year.
(D) Before a residential license is issued, the applicant shall pay to the city a license fee to be established by resolution of the City Council, which shall accompany the application.
(E) No residential license issued shall be for a period longer than 5 years.
(1987 Code, § 410.09)