§ 14-11. Billing and collection.

EPWWS is hereby authorized to serve as the entity to collect the monthly garbage and refuse service collection fees provided for herein. Such services will be billed monthly with the water and sewer service charge of EPWWS. In instances where several residential or commercial premises, or a combination thereof, exist within one (1) structure or within one (1) property, each premise shall be billed at the appropriate individual rate.

Each residential and commercial property (including for-profit, non-profit, institutional and governmental organizations) which receives water service from EPWWS shall be charged the applicable rate for garbage services to such premises. However, if a premise does not receive monthly collection service, the director may exempt the following persons from the monthly garbage collection fee: (1) property owners that only have a sprinkler system or a livestock meter on their lot or parcel; (2) property owners of vacant and unoccupied land; and (3) property owners that are migrant farm workers (a migrant farm worker is a person who is engaged in farm or agricultural work away from his property for a period of ninety (90) consecutive days) while they are engaged in farm or agricultural work away from their permanent residences. To qualify and receive an exemption: (1) a property owner must not receive monthly collection service during the period of exemption; (2) a property owner must make a written request for an exemption on the city's forms, a sample of which is attached as an exhibit to this chapter; and (3) the director must confirm that basis for the exemption and approve the exemption in writing on the city's forms, a sample of which is attached as an exhibit to this chapter.

Failure to pay for anyone of the above services within the prescribed period of time shall be subject to discontinuation of all such services to the delinquent commercial or residential property as the case may be. No rate adjustment will be made for temporary nonuse of service unless the water meter is disconnected and the waste container picked up by the city.

(Ord. No. 2012-06, § 1, 3-6-2012)

Editor's note

The exhibit containing samples of city forms is not set out herein, but is on file in the offices of the city.