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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 10-1 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS; PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, that Section 10-1 to be deleted and the following submitted therefore:
Section 1:
(A) All garbage, waste, and refuse from either single of multi-family residents within the corporate limits of the City of Jonesboro shall be collected by the City of Jonesboro.
(B) All garbage, waste and refuse from commercial businesses within the corporate limits of the City of Jonesboro shall be collected by the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, or by the person or persons approved by a majority vote of the City Council.
(C) The Mayor or some other person designated by him shall take applications from prospective providers of sanitation services for commercial business. The application shall contain: (1) a financial statement; (2) a complete list of equipment showing make, model and year; such equipment shall be of equal or better quality than that provided by the City of Jonesboro. (3) three character references; (4) a current operation statement (5) a complete list of proposed customers including the name and address of said customers, the monthly rate charged, the frequency and type of service, and the period in which the service is to be provided.
(D) The application must be approved by the Director of Public Works, the Director of Finance and the Mayor, must be submitted no later than thirty (30) days prior to the time that service is to commence. Final approval shall be given by a majority vote of the City Council.
(E) The person shall not collect garbage, waste and refuse unless that person shall have made application as provided in this ordinance and obtained approval by the City Council. Any person collecting garbage, waste and refuse without the approval of council shall be subject to a minimum fine of $50.00 per day and a maxi...
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