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Chapter 13.02
Section 13.02.0244
 

Title 13 Public Utilities and Services

Chapter 13.02 Solid Waste

Article II. General Provisions

Section 13.02.0244 No Gift, Credit or Free Service
  1. No gift of public or departmental funds, free service or loan of credits or forbearance of collection of any obligation due and owing the department for services rendered by or available from the department shall ever be made.
    1. This provision shall not preclude the director from granting, through neighborhood councils established as provided in SMC 4.27.010, a credit of up to six thousand five hundred dollars annually for community cleanup purposes. The director may establish further conditions of use, consistent with the purpose.
    1. No credit may be carried over into a new calendar year.
  1. Credits referenced in subsection (a) of this section may be used as follows:
    1. Curbside.
      1. Hourly fee charged for refuse truck and two staff members.
      1. Tonnage fees at the waste-to-energy plant.
      1. No large appliances/items.
      1. Monday through Friday (no weekends).
    1. Rolloff Dumpsters (large commercial type).
      1. Delivery fee for each container.
      1. Daily rental.
      1. Haul fee.
      1. Tipping fees at the waste-to-energy plant.
      1. Weekend coverage overtime charges apply (one-day only event).
      1. No weekend cleanups after November 1st.
    1. Clean Green Program.

Charges are the same as subsection (B)(2) of this section, except subsection (B)(2)(d), which is charged at the lesser clean green rate.

    1. Large Appliance Pickup.
      1. Hourly labor cost.
      1. Tonnage dump fees.
      1. Large appliances only: Freezers, stoves, drained hot water heaters, refrigerators, etc. Doors of refrigerators and freezers need to be removed.
      1. No appliance pickups after October 15th.
    1. Pass Program.
      1. Passholders collect material in neighborhood and haul to the waste-to-energy plant. Pass pays tipping fee only.
      1. City funds may not be used to pay for contracted labor.
      1. Vehicle license numbers and pass number used to track charges.
      1. City reserves the right to audit. Neighborhood council must present to the City a dispersal log of all passes.
      1. For accounting purposes, no passes will be accepted after December 15th.
    1. Other ways approved by the director.

Date Passed: Monday, November 26, 2012

Effective Date: Tuesday, January 1, 2013

ORD C34938 Section 7