Craig Daily Press

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ORDINANCE NO. 985 (2008)
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING NEW COLLECTION FEES
FOR
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL REFUSE COLLECTION

Whereas the City of Craig provides residential and commercial refuse collection services and has previously established fee schedules for such services; and

Whereas Moffat County, which operates the landfill used by the City of Craig refuse operation, has raised the landfill rates for all users of the landfill, including the City refuse; and

Whereas the City must adopt rate increases to absorb these expenses.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF CRAIG, COLORADO:

Section 1 . Section 8.04.250 of the Craig Municipal Code entitled "Refuse Collection Fee" shall be amended to state to follows:

8.04.250 Refuse Collection Fee.

The following fees shall be charged by the City monthly for refuse collection service and are payable on or before the first day of the following month:

A. Residential Household Rate. The monthly fee for each household shall be eleven dollars ($11.00) for collections. Landfill costs for disposal of refuse shall be six nine dollars ($6.00) ( $9.00) per household monthly. Any extra pick-up for residential customers shall cost $5.00 per pick-up. Any passenger tires left for pick-up will be charged a disposal fee of five dollars ($5.00) for each tire. The residential rate schedule shall become effective on August January 1, 2008 .

B. The monthly fees shall be based upon the attached table, entitled "New Dumpster Rates With Landfill Fees Included, Effective August January 1, 2008. " The fee for collection of furniture and household appliances shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00) each, except that for any appliance containing refrigerant which has not been properly removed by an EPA-approved technician as evidenced by a properly affixed sticker, the fee shall be fifty dollars ($50.00).

1. Extra pickups for dumpsters shall be ten dollars ($10.00) for a two-yard dumpster, twelve dollars ($12.00) for a three-yard dumpster, fifteen dollars ($15.00) for a four-yard dumpster, twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for a six-yard dumpster, and thirty dollars ($30.00) for an eight-yard dumpster.

2. Cartons, boxes, crates, and other refuse which cannot be conveniently deposited in the containers herein provided for or which cannot be treated and handled as other garbage and refuse with the available equipment shall be subject to a special charge to be determined and assessed according to the particular circumstances.

3. Rates for rubbish and garbage collection under a manual collection system shall be converted to comparable household rates. The fee schedule as listed in this section shall become effective on August January 1, 2008 . Nothing in this Ordinance shall prohibit the City from collecting refuse and garbage from customers outside the city limits of the City of Craig.

4. Temporary construction dumpsters may be provided for normal construction debris at the rate of thirty-two f orty dollars ($32.00) ($40.00) per pick-up for a two-yard or three-yard dumpsters, forty-three fifty dollars ($43.00) ($50.00) for four-yard or six-yard dumpsters, and eighty ninety dollars ($80.00) ($90.00) for shingles (four-yard dumpsters only). For unusual construction debris, the rates may be determined by the City according to weight.

C. A fifteen percent (15%) reduction in the amount charged for refuse service shall be available to those commercial customers who sign an agreement for municipal refuse service for a period of twelve (12) months. The discount shall apply only to dumpster rates and is reflected in the table above.

Section 2. Health and Safety.
The City Council of the City of Craig hereby finds for, declares and determines that this Ordinance is necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, and safety.

Section 3. Publication and Summary.
The City Council deems it appropriate to publish the title of this ordinance, together with a summary of the ordinance and with a statement that the text is available for public inspection and acquisition in the Office of the City Clerk.

PASSED AND APPROVED ON FIRST READING THIS 11th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2008, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CRAIG, COLORADO.

/s/Don Jones
Don Jones, Mayor
ATTEST:

/s/Shirley M. Seely
Shirley M. Seely, City Clerk

PASSED AND APPROVED ON SECOND READING THIS 25th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2008, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CRAIG, COLORADO.

/s/Don Jones
Don Jones, Mayor
ATTEST:

/s/Shirley M. Seely
Shirley M. Seely, City Clerk
Published in the Craig Daily Press on December 4, 2008.