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ORDINANCE N0. 2022-040
<br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS,
<br />AMENDING CHAPTER 12, "UTILITIES," ARTICLE 12.04, "SOLID WASTE,"
<br />OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; MAKING
<br />SECTION 12.04.006, "PLACEMENT OF CONTAINERS, BAGS AND BUNDLES
<br />FOR RESIDENTIAL COLLECTION," TO ALLOW FOR EIGHTEEN (18) BAGS
<br />PER RESIDENCE PER WEEK RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION;
<br />MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT;
<br />PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS
<br />CLAUSE, AND A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
<br />WHEREAS, the City Council has previously adopted Chapter 12, "Utilities," Article
<br />12.04, "Solid Waste," Section 12.04.006, "Placement of Containers, Bags and Bundles for
<br />Residential Collection," to the Code of Ordinances relating to residential trash collection; and
<br />WHEREAS, for many years, the Department of Sanitation (the "Department") has
<br />conducted twice weekly solid waste pickup for its residential customers; and
<br />WHEREAS, labor market issues have contributed to a critical staffing shortage in the
<br />Department; and
<br />WHEREAS, due to such staffing shortage, it is necessary for the City to move to a one
<br />day per week collection schedule, with bulk pickup to be done on Fridays; and
<br />WHEREAS, Section 12.04.007, "Establishment of Collection Schedule and Other
<br />Regulations," vests authority in the City Manager to establish rules and regulations for the
<br />collection of residential waste, including but not limited to, designation of collection routes,
<br />collection days, holidays, bulk collection days, or other similar rules;
<br />WHEREAS, on May 23, 2022, the City Council enacted Ordinance 2022-033 amending
<br />Section 12.04.006 to allow for one day per week residential solid waste collection and
<br />allowing for placement of twelve (12) bags per week per residence; and
<br />WHEREAS, the City Council desires to increase the twelve (12) bags to eighteen (18)
<br />bags per week per residence;
<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
<br />in all things approved.
<br />Section 2. That Chapter 12, "Utilities," Article 12.04, "Solid Waste," Section
<br />12.04.006, "Placement of Containers, Bags and Bundles for Residential Collection,"
<br />Subsection (d) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris shall be amended to read as
<br />follows:
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