§ 5.16.04. Terms and conditions.

Any contractor who wishes to obtain a license to dispose of garbage and solid waste within the city shall, before any license is issued agree and meet the following terms and conditions:

A.

All contractors agree to have sufficient trucks and necessary vehicles to provide the service agreed to with the residents. A serviceable unit must be available to provide for a continuation of service in case of a mechanical failure of any truck or piece of equipment necessary for collection of solid waste or garbage. Proof of such must be made to the city before license may issue, either by affidavit or other proof acceptable to the city.

B.

Contractor agrees to provide the city with a copy of any standard agreement issued between the contractor and any resident of the city for service, or if no contract is issued to prepare an affidavit for the city to file listing the terms of pick-up and disposal of solid waste and garbage. Any violation of the terms of the contract or affidavit shall be grounds for revocation of the license to operate.

C.

Service shall be on a regular basis as agreed to between the contractor and the customer whether a person or family.

D.

Garbage pick-up shall be between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. only.

E.

Contractor shall be responsible for clean-up of any garbage strewn from any of his trucks or vehicles.

F.

The number of times that garbage will be picked up per week or month and the fee to be charged for such service shall be exclusively decided between the contractor and customer.

G.

All vehicles of the contractor shall be identified with the contractor's name and telephone number in legible lettering. The words "Municipal" and/or "Bryant" shall not appear in the same logo of any contractor.

H.

If the contractor intends to charge residents or customers for service before such service is provided then a surety bond in the amount of the anticipated revenue for one-month shall be executed in favor of the city.

I.

Contractor agrees to provide insurance coverage as follows:

Each contractor shall carry a general policy of insurance for each vehicle operated within the city which provides a minimum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) coverage for liability limits. Such policy shall be filed with the city or other proof of such insurance filed with the city before a license shall issue.

J.

No vehicle of the contractor shall be loaded beyond the legal load limit for said vehicle.

K.

The contractor shall prepare, if requested, an annual report for the city listing the number and type of vehicles and equipment used, number of employees, amount of garbage collected per month and other information as the contractor may deem appropriate.

L.

The contractor shall dispose of solid waste and garbage only in a landfill approved by the state EPA and approved and licensed by any appropriate state or federal authority.

( Ord. No. 85-8, § 1 ; Ord. No. 85-5, § 3 )