HomeMy WebLinkAbout79-161RESOLUTION NO. 79-161
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
ESTABLISHING A NEW SCHEDULE
OF SERVICE CHARGES FOR REFUSE
COLLECTION SERVICES
WHEREAS, Article II, Chapter 16 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
provided for refuse collection services in the City of Santa Ana and
authorizes the establishment of charges for such services by resolution of
the City Council; and
WHEREAS, increased costs to the City of Santa Ana for the provision
of refuse collection services now require an upward adjustment in such service
charges;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
ANA AS FOLLOWS:
1. As used herein "service unit" shall mean each of the following:
each single-family dwelling, each dwelling unit within a duplex, triplex, or
multifamily residential building, each apartment or condominium unit within an
apartment or condominium building, and each business, professional, industrial,
or other non-residential occupancy unit; provided each such unit which receives
refuse collection services solely by means of the mechanically unloaded bin
service provided by the City's refuse collection contractor shall not be
considered a service unit for purposes of this Resolution.
2. The service charge for refuse collection services shall be billed
once each two months. Each service unit having a separate water meter and
each combination of service units sharing a common water meter shall constitute
a single billing unit for purposes of this Resolution. For each such billing
unit receiving water service from the City of Santa Ana, the service charge
hereby imposed shall be added to the charges for water service and billed
with the bill for water service. Each billing unit not receiving water service
from the City of Santa Ana shall be billed separately.
3. The service charge for refuse collection services is hereby imposed
as follows:
Type of Billing Unit
Charge per Service Unit
per two-months
Single-family residence ....... $ 5.98
Duplex (2 service units) ...... 4.92
Triplex (3 service units) ...... 4.50
Multifamily Residential ....... 4.50
(4 or more service units)
Non-residential ........... 5.98
4. All service charges shall be due and payable at the Finance
Department in the City Hall of the City of Santa Ana on the date of billing
therefor, and shall become delinquent fifteen (15) days from and after the
date of such billing. A penalty of ten percent (10%) shall be charged on
all unpaid bills for such service charges thirty (30) days from and after the
billing date.
5. The service charges established by this Resolution shall become
effective on the first billing following adoption of this Resolution according
to the current billing dates of each billing unit respectively.
RESOLUTION NO. 79- 161
PAGE TWO
6. Resolution No. 78-127 is hereby repealed.
ADOPTED this 17th day of September, 1979, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN:
NOES: COUNCILMEN:
Bricken, Griset, Luxembourger, Markel, Serrato, Ward,
Yam~oto
None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None
ATTEST:
ACTING CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
KEITH L. GOW
City Attorney