§ 21-34. Billing.

(a)

Each residential household will be billed a monthly charge of nineteen dollars ($19.00) minimum for garbage collection; said fee includes the cost of collection, curbside recycling, recycling yard waste and disposal. The monthly fee shall be seventeen dollars ($17.00) for a residential household with a homestead exemption for elderly, if the proper form has been filed. For those desiring backyard pickup shall provide their own containers and shall be charged a fee of twenty-three dollars ($23.00) per month for this service if approved by the public works director. Furthermore, there shall be an additional fee of ten dollars ($10.00) per month per additional cart per residence.

(b)

Said fee may be adjusted automatically by the department to cover the increase in landfill disposal costs.

(c)

All bills for garbage service shall be sent to customers on the billing date for utilities. These bills are due and payable at the city clerk's office on the specified date on the bills. After that date, service may be ceased until all amounts due are paid.

(d)

A penalty of ten (10) percent shall be added to all bills for garbage service where bills are not paid on the due date as specified on the bill. If a customer is in arrears for a previous month or months, payment shall first be applied to previous bills.

(e)

A fee of ten dollars ($10.00) per sticker shall be charged to the customers and stickers may only be purchased in person at city hall or by mail order from the city clerk's office for the collection of the waste material referred to in subsection 21-33(f) of this chapter. Two (2) stickers, twenty dollars ($20.00), are required for all appliances with refrigerant.

(f)

Fees for bulk tree limbs and branch collections are described as follows and must be paid for by the customer prior to service being delivered:

(1)

Zero (0) to five (5) cubic yards per week is free pickup.

(2)

From greater than five (5) cubic yards to seven (7) cubic yards per week is fifteen dollars ($15.00).

(3)

From greater than seven (7) cubic yards to ten (10) cubic yards per week is thirty dollars ($30.00).

(4)

From greater than ten (10) cubic yards to twelve (12) cubic yards per week is forty-five dollars ($45.00).

(5)

From greater than twelve (12) cubic yards to fourteen (14) (truck load) cubic yards per week is sixty dollars ($60.00).

(6)

Greater than fourteen (14) cubic yards will be estimated by the public works director or by his/her designee.

(Code 1976, § 6-4005(c); Ord. No. 38-96, § 1, 8-29-96; Ord. No. 26-97, 7-17-97; Ord. No. 23-28, 7-2- 98; Ord. No. 25-99, 6-17-99; Ord. No. 24-00, §§ 5, 6, 6-15-00; Ord. No. 33-06, 6-15-06; Ord. No. 12-10, 5-20-10; Ord. No. 03-12, 1-19-12)