[Ord. No. 2010-10 §1, 7-13-2010]
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this Article,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
AUTHORIZED COLLECTOR
A person with whom the City has contracted for the collection,
removal and disposal of garbage and rubbish.
BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT
Stores, restaurants, motels, offices, wholesale establishments,
retail establishments, hospitals, plants, shops, manufacturing establishments,
schools and churches. (The term shall not be construed to include
apartments (except senior citizen housing where all water is paid
by one (1) local management company), flats, private dwellings, trailer
courts, or boarding houses.)
GARBAGE
Every accumulation of animal or vegetable matter likely to
decay or usually discarded as waste matter by occupants of dwellings,
by businesses, and by establishments and institutions of all kinds.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Every accumulation of newsprint, corrugated paper, glass
containers, aluminum foil and cans, tin cans, steel cans and bi-metal
cans, plastic containers reasonably free of food, dirt and/or other
contaminants. Also included, as a recyclable material, is any other
material that the City may be required to collect as a recyclable
by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
RUBBISH
Every accumulation of refuse such as wastepaper and boxes,
clothing and rags, glass, ceramic and metal containers, clinkers and
ashes from furnaces, and similar waste matter usually discarded by
occupants of dwellings, by businesses, and by establishments and institutions
of all kinds.
[Ord. No. 2010-10 §2, 7-13-2010]
A. All garbage and rubbish, as defined in Section
230.010, within the City shall be collected, removed and disposed of by the City or an authorized collector in accordance with and subject to the provisions of this Article; provided however, that nothing in this Article shall be construed as prohibiting duly authorized and licensed haulers from collecting and removing garbage and rubbish from business establishments as defined in Section
230.010. All such collections should be made between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M.
B. The owner
of any room, dwelling house, apartment or other building shall dispose
of the garbage and rubbish in the manner required by this Article.
[Ord. No. 2010-10 §4, 7-13-2010]
A. Each
owner of any room, dwelling house, apartment or other building shall
provide, and renew when necessary, a sufficient number of containers
to hold the garbage or rubbish accumulating thereon.
B. Garbage
and rubbish shall be placed in containers equipped with tight-fitting
covers and constructed of rigid materials such as galvanized metal,
polyurethane or other materials capable of being a freestanding container.
All containers shall be equipped with strong handles on the outside
and shall be water-tight. Each container shall have a capacity of
not less than five (5) gallons nor more than one hundred (100) gallons
and, within these limits, shall be of sufficient capacity to hold
all garbage and rubbish accumulating on the premises between collections.
The contents thereof shall be kept in such condition that the City
or its authorized collector can at all times readily and fully remove
them. Large, thirty-three (33) gallon, heavy-duty plastic bags may
be used in lieu of the containers specified above.
[Ord. No. 2010-10 §5, 7-13-2010]
A. It shall
be unlawful to place or keep garbage or rubbish containers or containers
for recyclables on any public street, alley, place or elsewhere, except
on private property; provided however, that such containers may be
placed on designated locations on public streets or alleys on collection
days for a sufficient length of time to permit the City or its authorized
collector to make collection of such garbage or rubbish.
B. Containers
for garbage, rubbish, or recyclables shall be placed and at all times
kept and provided on private property; provided however, that on collection
days such containers shall be placed in plain view of the curb in
front of such premises.
C. It shall
be the duty of the householder or person in charge of the premises
to remove the container from adjacent to the curb as soon as possible
after collection. If more than one (1) container is necessary to hold
the garbage, rubbish, or recyclables accumulating on the premises,
or if more than one (1) container is used for the garbage, rubbish,
or recyclables from any building, all containers shall be placed at
the same location for collection.
[Ord. No. 2010-10 §6, 7-13-2010]
It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit in a container
from which garbage or rubbish is to be removed by the City or its
authorized collector any material other than garbage and rubbish as
defined in this Article. If any such container contains any material
other than garbage or rubbish, neither the City nor its authorized
collector shall be obligated to remove the contents of such container.
[Ord. No. 2010-10 §7, 7-13-2010]
A. The City
or its authorized collector shall collect and remove garbage and rubbish
from each household unit according to the terms and provisions of
this Article, and the City or its authorized collector shall furnish
such owners or occupants with a schedule of collection and removal
of garbage and rubbish from the premises. In the event a listed holiday
falls on a scheduled collection day, the hauler will publish in the
local paper a schedule for the missed pickup day.
B. Bundles
of brush shall be a maximum of four (4) feet long and one and one-half
(1½) feet in diameter.
[Ord. No. 2010-10 §8, 7-13-2010]
The City or its authorized collectors shall, in the collection
of garbage, rubbish and recyclables, use only vehicles that are mechanically
safe at all times, in clean and sanitary condition at all times, and
which comply with requirements of the Board of Health; provide that
the vehicles used in the moving of garbage shall be of steel covered
and leak-proof construction.
[Ord. No. 2010-10 §9, 7-13-2010]
The contractor shall provide the service of garbage removal
to all household units within the City with active water meters, except
business establishments. The Water Department shall notify the contractor
of all new customers within the City once each month.
[Ord. No. 2010-10 §10, 7-13-2010]
The collection and removal of garbage and rubbish by trucks
or other vehicles in the City or the holding out or solicitation of
such business by any person who does not have a contract with or who
is not duly authorized and licensed by the City for the collection,
removal and disposal of garbage and rubbish shall be unlawful.
[Ord. No. 2010-10 §11, 7-13-2010]
The City may provide, by contract, for the collection of garbage
and rubbish within the City, for the removal therefrom and disposal
thereof on the basis of a fixed sum per month from each household
unit.
[Ord. No. 2010-10 §12, 7-13-2010]
A. To Be Let To Lowest And Best Bidder And The Like. All contracts
for collecting, removing and disposing of garbage and rubbish under
the provisions of this Article shall be let to the lowest and best
bidder, the right being reserved to reject any and all bids; provided
that if no bids are received or all are rejected, the City may proceed
to let the contract as if no bids had been sought or received by advertising
for new bids; provided however, that nothing herein shall prohibit
the City from extending or modifying the contract of an authorized
collector during the term thereof.
B. Advertisement For Bids. The City shall advertise for sealed
bids, for any work to be done by contract under the provisions of
this Article, by publication for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper
published daily or having general distribution in the City.
C. Bidders To Furnish Statement Of Financial Condition, Nature Of Equipment
And The Like. Each bidder under the provisions of this Article
shall, if requested, submit to the City a written statement showing
in detail the kind, character and nature of the equipment he/she proposes
to use, a statement of his/her financial condition and such other
information requested as will bear upon his/her ability to comply
with his/her contract during its entire term.
[Ord. No. 2010-10 §13, 7-13-2010]
A. Conditions Of Contract. The contract to be entered into under the provisions of this Article shall provide that the contractor furnish the necessary vehicle and trucks, which shall be of the type required under the provisions of Section
230.070, for the collection, removal and disposal of garbage and rubbish. Such contract shall further provide that the contractor shall furnish the necessary labor, which labor shall be able-bodied, neat in appearance and of good moral character, and all of such labor shall be employees qualified in accordance with the laws of the State and make collections as often as may be designated by the City in Section
230.060, and such collections shall be made from the curb or other accessible place designated according to Section
230.040. Such contract shall also provide that the contractor shall not permit garbage or rubbish to be placed or scattered upon any public or private street, alley, drive or public place. Such contract shall also provide that all garbage and rubbish collected within the City shall be immediately removed by the contractor and disposed of by the contractor in a manner and by a method both lawful under and permitted by the laws of the State, including, but not limited to, the rules and regulations of the State Board of Health. In addition to the stipulations enumerated herein, such contract shall contain such other provisions not inconsistent with this Article as shall, in the judgment of the officers of the City, best protect the City.
B. Period. The published notice required by this Article will
call for sealed bids for a contractor period of one (1) year with
the option of the City for renewal for an additional one (1) year.
[Ord. No. 2010-10 §14, 7-13-2010]
A. Contract
entered into under the provisions of this Article shall provide the
contractor will obtain and keep in force during the life of such contract
Workers' Compensation insurance and a policy of liability insurance
indemnifying both the contractor and the City from liability that
may be incurred in the performance of this contract by the contractor,
with an insurance company approved by the City for one hundred thousand
dollars ($100,000.00) per individual and one million dollars ($1,000,000.00)
per occurrence for personal injury and for property damage, the premiums
therefore to be paid by the contractor. The contractor shall, as evidence
of such insurance contract, file with the City a copy of such insurance
policy or policies.
B. The garbage
and solid waste fee shall be reviewed by the Board of Aldermen each
June and adjusted, as necessary, to reflect the cost of providing
garbage and solid waste collection and disposal.