10-4-4-3: FEES FOR SERVICE:

   A.   City Right: The City maintains the right to prescribe and regulate the rates, fees or charges made for services pertaining to solid waste management and the collection and disposal of solid waste.

   B.   Schedule Of Fees: Except for temporary project-specific containers and commercial organic waste service providers, the City shall set fees for available services, such fees to be contained in a separate schedule of solid waste customer fees passed by resolution or ordinance by the City Council. The City Council may amend by resolution or ordinance the fees and the types of available services as necessary.

   C.   Account Initiation Fee: An account initiation fee as found in the solid waste schedule of fees shall be assessed at the initiation of City billing service for each new account.

   D.   Hardship Discount: Residential customers may apply for a hardship discount on residential solid waste service by making application to Public Works Utility Billing Services. The hardship discount does not apply to commercial solid waste service. To apply for the discount, the applicant must be living at the premise for which the discount is requested and the account must be in the applicant's name.

   E.   Deposits: Deposits may be required for initiating, continuing or restoring any residential or commercial regular solid waste service for customers with limited or poor credit histories, a poor payment history with the City or any public utility, or who have supplied false information at the time of application for service. Deposits, less any outstanding balance, will be refunded or credited when the customer cancels service or has made timely payments on the service account for twelve (12) consecutive months.

   F.   On-Call Service Deposits: Deposits may be required by the Franchise Hauler for initiating, continuing or restoring any on-call solid waste service, rounded to the nearest dollar, for customers with limited or poor credit histories, or for those customers who have a poor payment history with the City or any public utility. Deposits for on-call are listed in the solid waste schedule of fees. Deposits will be refunded or credited when the customer discontinues service, less any outstanding balance, or has made timely payments on the service account for twelve (12) consecutive months.

   G.   Suspension For Nonpayment: Once an account has been suspended for nonpayment of fees, the City shall not reinstate service until the account holder has paid the past due amount and a deposit with the Public Works Utility Billing Services. Additionally, the account holder will be responsible for paying an administrative fee.

   H.   Waiver Request: Residential customers may request a waiver of all or part of the solid waste rates, fees or charges imposed pursuant to this chapter for vacant property. Such request shall comply with the waiver procedures outlined in section 10-4-5-3 of this chapter.

(Ord. 10-21, 4-13-2021; amd. Ord. 50-22, 11-1-2022; Ord. 26-25, 6-24-2025)