TITLE
Title
HOLD PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE SOLID WASTE ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS FOR BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TO 1) REVIEW AND SET FRANCHISE FEE FOR SANITARY LANDFILLS; 2) COMPLY WITH NCGS 130A-294 REGARDING LIFE-OF-SITE NOT TO EXCEED 60 YEARS FOR SANITARY LANDFILL FRANCHISE TERM; AND, 3) ADD SOLID WASTE HAULER MINIMUM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS (CUSTOMER BILL OF RIGHTS)
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
J. Leslie Bell
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BACKGROUND
Background
The amendments to the Guilford County Solid Waste Ordinance include Section 15.5-5. - Franchise required [for sanitary landfill], items (c) Fees and (d) Term. Franchise Fees for sanitary landfills will be set by the Board of Commissioners, as necessary, and subject to change from time to time; NCGS 130A-294 stipulates the duration of the franchise term for which life-of-site of the landfill is not to exceed 60 years (attached). Proposed new text is reflected by shading and deleted text by strikethrough.
Staff requests amending the current Solid Waste Ordinance as indicated below:
Sec. 15.5-5. Franchise required [for sanitary landfill] (c) Fees and (d) Term
(c) Fees
(1) The application fee for a franchise is hereby set by the bBoard of cCounty cCommissioners. at $250.00. The fee may be waived by the bBoard as to a governmental landfill.
(2) The bBoard of cCommissioners shall approve all fees to be charged by the applicant or operator of a sanitary landfill subject to a franchise under this chapter.
It shall be unlawful for the franchise to make charters [changes] greater or other than those approved by the bBoard. The franchisee may bill customers one month in advance of service. The fee to be charged by said operator may be changed by the bBoard as it deems necessary or expedient, by amendment to the franchise. The applicant or operator shall submit any proposed fee changes to the bBoard of cCommissioners for approval by franchise amendment prior to the effective date of the fee change.
(d) Term. A franchise shall be for a term d...
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