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ORDINANCE N0. 2018-025 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, <br />AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A SOLID WASTE COLLECTION PERMIT <br />TO WASTE CONNECTION OF NORTHEAST TEXAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF <br />ENGAGING IN THE BUSINESS OF COLLECTING AND/OR TRANSPORTING <br />SOLID WASTE FROM COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL UNITS WITHIN <br />THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; FINDING A PUBLIC <br />NECESSITY AND CONVENIENCE FOR ISSUANCE OF SAID PERMIT; <br />MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE <br />SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, Section 16-33 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas, <br />requires any person or entity engaging in the business of collecting or transporting solid <br />waste from commercial and industrial units within the city limits to obtain a solid waste <br />collection permit from the City; and <br />WHEREAS, Waste Connection of Northeast Texas with offices located at 3144 US <br />Hwy. 67 East, Mt. Vernon, Texas 75457 (P. 0. Box 444), has made application for a solid <br />waste collection and transportation permit in accordance with Sec. 16-34 of the City Code <br />of Ordinances; and <br />WHEREAS, following review of the application and proof of insurance and upon a <br />finding of public necessity and convenience for issuance of the permit, the City Council of <br />the City of Paris hereby finds by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the City Council that <br />the permit should be issued to Waste Connection of Northeast Texas <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />PARIS, TEXAS: <br />Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in <br />all things approved. <br />Section 2. That a solid waste collection permit is hereby issued to Waste <br />Connection of Northeast Texas effective October 1, 2018. <br />Section 3. That the referenced solid waste collection permit issued to Waste <br />Connection of Northeast Texas shall be effective as of October 1, 2018 and shall expire <br />September 30, 2019, unless further application for re -issuance of the permit is made by the <br />applicant in conformance with the City Code. <br />Section 4. That each holder of a permit issued pursuant to Sec. 16-34 of the City <br />Code of Ordinances shall pay the City of Paris a street use fee for the privilege of operating <br />on the City streets, alleys, and thoroughfares equal to eleven percent (11%) of the gross <br />receipts earned from the waste collected, hauled or disposed of from within the City limits. <br />