2004-040-ORD AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF SOLID WASTE COLLECTION PERMIT TO WASTE MANAGEMENT INC
ORDINANCE NO. 2004-040
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A SOLID WASTE
COLLECTION PERMIT TO WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC. FOR THE
PURPOSE OF ENGAGING IN THE BUSINESS OF COLLECTING OR
TRANSPORTING SOLID WASTE FROM COMMERCIAL AND
INDUSTRIAL UNITS WITmN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF
PARIS, TEXAS; FINDING A PUBLIC NECESSITY AND CONVENIENCE
FOR ISSUANCE OF SAID PERMIT; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND
PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Section 16-33 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas,
requires any person or entity engaging in the business of collecting or transporting solid waste
from commercial and industrial units within the city limits to obtain a solid waste collection permit
from the City; and,
WHEREAS, the prerequisites for issuance of said permit are set out in Section 16-34 of
the Code of Ordinances , stipulating the information, assurances, insurance, and other prerequisites
to issuance of said permit; and,
WHEREAS, following filing of the necessary application form, including all required
information, and upon a finding of public convenience and necessity for issuance of the permit by
the City Council of the City of Paris as reflected by the adoption of an ordinance passed by a two-
thirds (2/3) vote of the City Council approving the permit, an applicant is entitled to be issued the
requisite permit; and,
WHEREAS, Waste Management, Inc., with offices located at P. O. Box 517, 2146 S.
Church Street, Paris, Texas, has filed the requisite application and paid the necessary application
fee; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, having reviewed the
aforesaid application, fmds and determines that the application satisfies the requirements of the
City's ordinances for issuance of the required permit, and further fmds and determines that the
applicant has made the requisite showing that the service to be provided by the applicant satisfies
the public necessity and convenience for issuance of the permit; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS,
TEXAS:
Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all
things approved.
Section 2. That in accordance with Section 16-34 of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Paris, and based on the application materials provided by the applicant, and upon a further
fmding of public necessity and convenience for issuance of a permit to allow the applicant to
engage in the business of collecting or transporting solid waste from commercial and industrial
units within the city limits of the city of Paris, Texas, there is hereby approved and authorized the
issuance of a solid waste collection permit in conformance with the City's ordinances to Waste
Management, Inc., P. O. Box 517,2146 S. Church Street, Paris, Texas, 75460.
Section 3. That the aforesaid solid waste collection permit shall be issued for and shall
expire September 30,2005, unless further application for re-issuance of the permit is made by the
applicant in conformance with the City Code,
Section 4. That this ordinance shall become effective on October 1, 2004.
PASSED AND ADOYfED by at least a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the City Council this 13th
day of September, 2004. ~
Jay Guest, Mayor Pro Tem
ATTEST:
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Sherian Dixon, Assistant City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM: