(A) The Board of Public Works and Safety shall charge a fee in support of the City's Solid Waste Management & Recycling Program. The fees shall be reasonable and periodically reviewed In order to sustain the solid waste collection and disposal activities and services provided by the Public Works Division.
(B) Fees will be charged for the following items:
(1) Refuse in excess of the provided disposal unit;
(2) Monthly refuse collection; and
(3) Disposal units - replacement for abnormal use.
(C) Fees will be charged for the bi-weekly curbside collection and disposal-processing services for residential customer recyclables.
(D) The solid waste management fee shall be payable monthly and shall be billed, whenever practical to do so, with the Valparaiso City Services Utility Bill associated with charges for water, wastewater, stormwater and other services.
(E) The solid waste management fee imposed under this chapter may be temporarily waived for the period of time, as is concurrent with the period of the temporary cessation of water service. The temporary waiver for fees imposed under this chapter will cease upon resumption of water services.
(F) The solid waste management fees imposed under this chapter may only be refunded for the period of time that is concurrent with the period of the temporary cessation of service, owing to extended absence for the residential customers. In order to determine the length of time for which a refund may be made, the following apply:
(1) No refund will be given for any month in which there is evidence of more than minimum water consumption; and
(2) No refund will be given without reasonable documentation of actual absence, which may include but not be limited to out-of-state utility bills, active bank accounts and the like.
(G) The solid waste management fee and other fees shall be approved by the Board of Public Works and Safety, and charged according to the published schedule and shall remain in effect as indicated until the time as they may be modified or rescinded by passage and adoption of an ordinance, pursuant to the terms of Indiana law.
(H) Fees.
VALPARAISO REFUSE AND RECYCLING FEE SCHEDULE
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Current Rate | New Rate | |
VALPARAISO REFUSE AND RECYCLING FEE SCHEDULE
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Current Rate | New Rate | |
Standard Monthly Fees | ||
Residential - Refuse + recycling | $12 | $19.50 |
Residential - Low income qualified | $6 | $9.75 |
Additional refuse and/or recycling units | $9 per unit per month | $14.85 per unit per month |
Business patron refuse | $15 | $24.40 |
Miscellaneous Fees | ||
Return trip fee | $45 | |
Large bulk/household construction items | $15 per cu. yd. + $10 pick- up-fee | |
Illegal dumping* | $500 per occurrence per day* | |
Disposal unit replacement | Actual cost of container | |
*At the discretion of the Valparaiso Board of Works and Public Safety. A minimum fine of $500 up to the maximum as allowable by state law. | ||
(I) The Board of Public Works and Safety sets the cost for mulch sales and disposal.
(J) Residential customers choosing to not use the city's solid waste management service are still required to pay the monthly fee.
(K) Revenues from fees and charges collected under this chapter shall be deposited into the city's general fund and shall be used for road maintenance and repair and sidewalk and pathway installation, maintenance, and repair, as well as the purchase of equipment, supplies, transfer station fees and other expenses as directly related to the cost of collecting, handling, transporting and disposing of refuse and recyclables by the City's Public Works Division.
(L) Revenues from fees and charges collected under this chapter shall be deposited into the city's general fund and shall be used exclusively for the purchase of equipment, supplies, transfer station fees and other expenses as directly related to the cost of collecting, handling, transporting and disposing of refuse and recyclables by the City's Public Works Division.
(Ord. 21-2005, passed 4-25-05; Am. Ord. 21-2012, passed 8-27-12; Am. Ord. 19, 2022, passed 9-12-22; Am. Ord. 21, 2023, passed 6-26-23) Penalty, see § 53.99