11 - Solid Waste Ordinance Amendment

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Item No. 11 TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem & City Council Grayson Path, City Manager Robert Vine, Deputy City Manager FROM: Doug Harris, Assistant City Manager SUBJECT: SOLID WASTE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT DATE: March 11, 2024 BACKGROUND: Article 12.04 of the City of Paris Code of Ordinances pertains to the collection of Solid Waste. Division 1 of Article 12.04 — Solid Waste addresses general provisions for solid waste collection, specific to residential customers, and Division 2 of the ordinance is associated with the collection of commercial and industrial waste. The current ordinance was enacted for collection of solid waste by the City of Paris Sanitation Division. STATUS OF ISSUE: Collection of solid waste was contracted to a third -party, and began for residential customers on February 5, 2024. Commercial solid waste collection is scheduled to begin by a third -party contractor on September 1, 2024. Division 1 of Article 12.04 — Solid Waste, in the City of Paris Code of Ordinances, was enacted to address residential solid waste collection by the City of Paris Sanitation Division; Division 2 of Article 12.04 — Solid Waste, in the City of Paris Code of Ordinances, is for the collection of commercial and industrial waste. The implementation of contracted solid waste collection requires amending the current solid waste ordinance. The amended ordinance is attached, and accommodates the necessary revisions for Division 1, pertaining to residential collection, as well as Division 2, commercial collection scheduled to begin September 1, 2024. BUDGET: No budget impact.