(a) An assessment is hereby levied for removing garbage, rubbish and trash in accordance with the schedule listed in this section. This shall be the minimum assessment and any additional charges for extra pickups, extra service or extra containers which are now or may in the future be assessed shall be in addition to this charge.
(1) Residential (one unit): Twenty dollars and fifty cents ($20.50) per month, effective October 1, 2025, plus any applicable state or federal fee or surcharge.
(2) Small commercial, churches, day nurseries, private schools, professional offices, home beauty shops, other customary home occupations, nursing homes, orphan, maternity and geriatric homes, lodges, sororities and fraternities generating less than twenty (20) cubic feet per pickup and sharing with at least three other business or residential units: Forty dollars and forty-two cents ($40.42) per month effective October 1, 2025, plus any applicable state or federal fee or surcharge.
(3) Multifamily (more than four units with container), mobile home parks with container, commercial, institutional, hotels, dormitories, motels, hospitals, clinics, governmental agencies, and industrial:
Container Size (Cubic Yards) | Monthly Charge |
|---|
2 or less | $54.54 |
3 | $80.84 |
4 | $107.14 |
6 | $155.10 |
8 | $203.07 |
(A) Plus any applicable state or federal fee or surcharge.
(B) When two businesses share a dumpster, the monthly charge per container size is divided equally among the two businesses.
(C) Roll-off containers shall be assessed a one hundred and twenty dollars ($120.00) charge per pickup, three dollars ($3.00) per day rental, and forty-one dollars ($41.00) disposal fee per ton plus any applicable state or federal fee or surcharges, effective October 1, 2025.
(D) Compactor containers shall be assessed a charge of one hundred and twenty dollars ($120.00) per pickup in addition to forty-one dollars ($41.00) disposal fee per ton plus any applicable state or federal fee or surcharges, effective October 1, 2025.
(E) For the purpose of this section and its use herein, the word "container" shall mean a detachable container of heavy durable material subject to being moved by automation.
(b) There is excepted from this charge those schools, churches, hospitals, institutions, governmental agencies or businesses which file with the water department a copy of a contract between such resident, owner or occupant and a licensed private garbage or trash hauler for the removal of garbage and trash.
(c) The charge assessed herein shall be collected by the water department. The garbage charge shall be placed on the water bill of the person assessed such charge and shall become due and payable in the same time and manner as the water charge. In the event the person does not have city water service, an agreement must be executed covering garbage service along with the payment of the first month’s service in advance; thereafter statements shall be made and mailed to such person and shall be payable on or before the tenth day after the date of billing.
(d) Partial payment of water and garbage charges shall be accepted only in cases of extreme hardship. In the event such partial payments are accepted, the amount paid shall be prorated between the water charge and the garbage charge.
(e) In the event the garbage charge is not paid after becoming due and payable, notice of delinquency shall be mailed to the person owning such account and water and garbage service shall be discontinued five (5) days after the date of such delinquent notice if the account is not paid. In the event the garbage charge is not paid in accordance with any garbage service agreement after delinquent notice as stated above, service shall be discontinued and shall not be commenced again until payment of all due charges and the payment of one month’s service charge in advance.
(1959 Code, sec. 14-7.3; Ordinance 6222, sec. 1, adopted 11/11/1971; Ordinance 6425, sec. 1, adopted 8/10/1972; Ordinance 7330, sec. 1, adopted 9/14/1976; Ordinance 7727, sec. 2, adopted 9/14/1978; Ordinance 8098, sec. 1, adopted 9/11/1980; 1983 Code, sec. 23-66; Ordinance 8478, sec. 2, adopted 9/8/1983; Ordinance 8654, sec. 2, adopted 8/23/1984; Ordinance 8807, sec. 1, adopted 8/22/1985; Ordinance 9102, sec. 3(1), adopted 8/27/1987; Ordinance 9301, sec. 9, adopted 8/10/1989; Ordinance 9372, sec. 2, adopted 8/23/1990; Ordinance 9552, sec. 2, adopted 9/10/1992; Ordinance 9644, sec. 2, adopted 9/9/1993; Ordinance 9839, sec. 2, adopted 9/28/1995; Ordinance 10086, sec. 1, adopted 8/27/1998; Ordinance 2005-O0098, sec. 2, adopted 9/8/2005; Ordinance 2006-O0096, sec. 2, adopted 9/13/2006; Ordinance 2010-O0070, sec. 22, adopted 9/16/2010; Ordinance 2015-O0094, sec. 17, adopted 9/10/2015; Ordinance 2017-O0111, sec. 13, adopted 9/14/2017; Ordinance 2018-O0109, sec. 14, adopted 9/13/2018; Ordinance 2021-O0126, sec. 20, adopted 9/14/2021; Ordinance 2022-O0136 adopted 9/13/2022; Ordinance 2023-O0108 adopted 9/12/2023; Ordinance 2024-O0128 adopted 9/10/2024; Ordinance 2025-O0112 adopted 9/9/2025)