Ordinances-1990-170

F i Ordinance No. 1990- 170 ORDINANCE 1990- 170 1 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 73 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF TIFFIN, IOWA, SAID ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING RATES FOR SERVICE, CHARGES FOR THE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE AND PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE WITHIN THE CITY OF TIFFIN BY CONTRACT WITH ONE OR MORE PRIVATE COLLECTORS. BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TIFFIN, IOWA: SECTION I. Purpose. The purpose of this Ordinance is to amend the present City of Tiffin Ordinance No. 73 so as to establish a rate for the collection of garbage within the City of Tiffin. SECTION II. Amendment. Section 3 of Ordinance No. 73 and ordinance No. 121 of the City of Tiffin Ordinances is hereby repealed and the following Section 3 hereby substituted in lieu thereof: SECTION 3: Rates and Charges. The rate of charge for each occupied dwelling unit shall be determined by the city council' and shall be collected on a monthly basis. For those individual landowners of the City of Tiffin ' who are over the age of sixty- two, the rate on their homestead shall be reduced by one- half, upon application being made to the City at the City Hall, provided there is no more than one person under the age of sixty- two i-esiding with the landowner. Statements for garbage collection services will be sent to the landowner in whose name the sewage bill is listed upon the town ` sewer records. Unoccupied dwelling units will not be charged for garbage collection providing notice of vacancy of a dwelling unit has been given to the City. Payment of the above charges shall be paid on the fifteenth of the month for each monthly billing period. Any charge not paid when due shall become ' a lien on the property served by the garbage collection system and shall be collected in the same manner as other taxes. Effective December 1, 1990, the charge for each dwelling unit described above shall be $ 4. 20 per month or $ 2. 10 per month for those over sixty- two years of age who qualify for half price service. SECTION III. Repealer. All ordinances, or parts of ordinances, in conflict with the P revisions of this ordinance are herebyY repealed. re P I I t i 1