§ 16-8. Fees collected at county facilities.

(a)

The county may charge and collect fees for the disposal of solid waste at the county's solid waste management facilities. The types and amounts of the fees shall be established by resolution of the board.

(b)

Any person using a county solid waste management facility shall pay all of the applicable fees established by the board.

(c)

By resolution, the board may identify the types and quantities of solid waste that a county resident may dispose of at the county's solid waste management facilities, without paying a fee. The board's resolution also may exempt animal control departments and the humane society from paying fees for the disposal of dead animals.

(d)

A franchise holder may dispose of solid waste at the baseline landfill, without paying a disposal fee, if the franchise holder demonstrates that: (1) the solid waste was collected from a customer that paid the solid waste assessment; (2) the solid waste was generated by the customer on the customer's residential property; and (3) the customer would be allowed to dispose of the solid waste, without paying a disposal fee, if the customer delivered the solid waste to a county solid waste management facility.

(e)

The fees charged to a person that pays the solid waste assessment may be different than the fees charged to a municipality or a person that does not pay the solid waste assessment.

(f)

If residential waste and commercial waste are placed in the same collection container or vehicle, the entire mixture shall be treated as commercial waste. In such cases, the county shall charge a disposal fee for commercial waste, based on the weight of the entire load, when the mixed waste is delivered to a county solid waste management facility.

(Ord. No. 07-35, § 1, 12-12-2007; Ord. No. 12-24, § 1, 10-2-2012)