Ordinance 1543-88 - Laserfiche WebLink

• • • 1 2 ; and 3 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Everett finds that private 4 haulers now provide satisfactory and cost effective solid waste collection 5 services for the residents, businesses and industries of the City of 6 Everett, but that there is a need to provide publicly-supported coordination 7 and administration of solid waste management, including recycling programs, 8 in the City; and 9 WHEREAS, to establish the public portion of said recycling and solid 10 waste programs and continue City involvement in solid waste management, it 11 is necessary to establish a City of Everett Solid Waste Management Utility 12 and to establish charges for said service; 13 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: 14 Section 1 : The City of Everett Solid Waste Management Utility is 15 hereby established. Said utility is authorized to undertake all activities 16 authorized by law for garbage and solid waste management including recycling 17 operations; provided that said utility is not authorized to engage directly 18 in garbage and solid waste collection, except for hard-to-manage waste 19 and/or city-wide clean-up projects and programs as the Mayor deems necessary 20 to promote and facilitate reduction and recycling and disposal . 21 Section 2: The utility shall be under the direct management of the 22 Mayor using such staff and consultant services as the Mayor deems 23 appropriate. The Mayor is authorized to contract, as necessary, pursuant to 24 state law, for solid waste management services. Any permanent City staff 25 proposed for the Solid Waste Management Utility shall be identified in the 26 Personnel Ordinance. 27 Section 3: The 1988 budget for said utility shall be as previously 28 established in Fund 115 (Resource Recovery) . 29 Section 4: Rates and charges for said utility shall be as follows: 30 31 32 2