A.
Licensing.
(1)
All refuse collectors shall apply to the Director for
a license to collect solid waste in the Town of Old Saybrook. Such application
shall be on a form provided by the Director and shall comply with the requirements
contained in regulations adopted by the Director.
(2)
Any of the following shall be deemed sufficient grounds
for denial of a license:
(a)
The applicant has been irresponsible in the conduct of
solid waste collection, hauling or separation as evidenced by prior suspension
and or revocation of a license; or
(b)
The applicant does not have suitable equipment; or
(c)
The applicant has not complied with licensing requirements
or has not paid required fees to either the Town of Old Saybrook, a participating
municipality or the Authority; or
(d)
The collector has demonstrated a lack of cooperation
or has failed to make a good-faith effort to carry out the terms of this chapter
or the Regulations adopted by the Director.
B.
Licenses. Nontransferable licenses shall be issued for
the term of one fiscal year, which shall begin on July 1. No refuse collector
shall engage in the business of collecting solid waste in the Town of Old
Saybrook without a valid license.
C.
Registration of vehicles and containers. Each licensee
shall obtain a separate registration for each vehicle and container used to
transport solid waste and/or recyclables within the Town of Old Saybrook.
Vehicles are subject to such inspection as the Director may require. Registrations
may not be transferred from one vehicle to another without permission of the
Director.
D.
Registration term; fee; renewal. Registrations are issued
for a period not to exceed one year, commencing on the first of July. Registration
fees may be prorated in accordance with the Regulations if application is
made after than date. The registration fee shall be determined in accordance
with the Regulations.
E.
Reinspection. In the event that a registered vehicle
or container is sold or transferred to another licensee during the registration
year, it shall be reinspected within seven days of the transfer. No additional
registration fee will be required.
F.
Display of registration. Registration numbers shall be
displayed conspicuously on the left front body of each vehicle or container
or as otherwise required by the Director.
G.
Vehicle identification. Each licensee shall prominently
display its business name, address and telephone number on the door of each
registered vehicle or container in letters at least four inches high.
H.
Transfer of route. If a licensee transfers all or part
of his or her route to another licensee, the transferor shall provide written
notice to the Director at least seven days prior to the date of the transfer.
Such notice shall provide the name of the transferee and date of intended
transfer. Failure to provide such notice shall be reason to deny a full return
of the bond.
I.
No licensee shall transfer all or part of his or her
route to any refuse collector that is not licensed by both the Town of Old
Saybrook and CRRA.
J.
A refuse collector must supply the Director with a customer
list and a description of the routes, including the days of collecting solid
waste and recyclables before a license will be issued. Such lists must be
updated during the term of the license in accordance with the Regulations.
K.
Upon request, each refuse collector shall furnish a list
of rates for the service provided to either the Director or any of his or
her present or prospective customers.
A.
Grounds. Failure to comply with the provisions of this
chapter shall be grounds for revocation or suspension of any license or registration
issued under its provisions.
B.
Notice required. Revocation or suspension shall become
effective five calendar days after written notice is mailed by the Director.
C.
Agent for service. Licensees must provide the Director
with the name and address of a person who will be available at all times,
in person or by designee, to receive notice either by mail or in-hand delivery.
Lack of availability on the part of such person shall be deemed a waiver of
the required notice.
D.
Request for review. If a refuse collector objects to
a revocation or suspension of his or her license or registration, the collector
may, within five calendar days after the receipt of said notice, file a written
request for review with the Director. Failure to file such a request for review
in a timely manner shall render the Director's action final and binding
upon the refuse collector.
E.
Timely filing. Timely filing of such a request for review
shall operate as an automatic stay of the revocation or suspension action;
provided, however, that if the Director or the Authority shall, in the notice
of revocation or suspension, find that a stay will be deleterious to public
health, safety or welfare, then such stay will not take effect.
F.
Board of review. The First Selectman shall promptly designate
a Board of Review consisting of one person qualified to vote in Town Meetings
of Old Saybrook and one licensee. These two persons shall designate a third
member of the Board of Review. Within 15 days of being so constituted, said
Board shall decide whether the revocation or suspension is sustained. Such
decision shall be made only after giving the refuse collector whose license
is in question a full and fair opportunity to be heard. The decision of the
Board of Review shall be final and binding upon the refuse collector.
G.
Customer list to be furnished. In order to assist in
maintaining continuity of service, when a refuse collector's license
has been suspended or revoked, he or she shall furnish the Director within
24 hours of the suspension or revocation with a list of the names and addresses
of his or her customers.
H.
The Director shall notify the Authority of any action
taken under the provisions of this chapter by the Town of Old Saybrook, independent
of the Authority.
A.
Each licensee collector shall deliver all solid waste
collected within the Town of Old Saybrook to the Essex transfer station and
pay the disposal charge to the Authority. All other solid waste shall be delivered
to such location as the Director may designate and any required charge shall
be paid by the licensee. All residential recyclables shall be delivered to
such place as the Director designates.
B.
Failure to pay. Any licensee who fails to pay any disposal
charge to the Town of Old Saybrook or the Authority, within 30 days of the
date of the bill, shall pay in addition to such bill, interest at the rate
of 1.5% per month, or fraction thereof, beginning on the date of the bill
and all costs of collection, including reasonable attorney's fees. Failure
to pay shall be grounds for revocation or suspension of the license.
C.
No licensee shall deliver solid waste meeting the contractual
standards to any place other than the site designated by the Director.
D.
All registered vehicles and containers shall be automatic
unloading vehicles of watertight construction and shall be maintained free
of noxious odors and accumulations of solid waste. Any vehicle with a capacity
greater than 10 cubic yards shall be of closed construction. Containers used
for nonliquid solid waste need not be watertight, but must be completely enclosed.
A vehicle of less than 10 cubic yards may have an open top, provided that
it is covered when in motion.
E.
Licensees of the Town of Old Saybrook are hereby made
jointly responsible for providing collection service to any resident of the
Town. Any resident who is denied the services of a refuse collector or who
is dissatisfied with the collection service with cause may make application
to the Director, who shall have the right to direct such to provide service.
The selected licensee shall comply with the Director's order. In making
such designation the Director shall give due consideration to the geographical
location of each collector's route.
F.
Designation of licensee to provide service. In the event
that refuse collection is not provided in a geographical area of the Town
of Old Saybrook, the Director may designate a licensee to provide service
to such geographical area. The designee is required to comply with the Director's
order.
G.
Licensees shall leave their customers' containers
off the highway, in a neat and upright position, with lids replaced.
H.
Licensees shall clean up any solid waste or recyclables
that spill while being collected or hauled.
