File #: RES-11:113    Version: 1 Name: Establishing a tipping fee for the incinerator
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 6/22/2011 In control: Public Works Council Committee
On agenda: Final action: 7/5/2011
Title: RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A TIPPING FEE FOR THE CITY OF JONESBORO INCINERATOR (NOTE: THIS FEE WAS AMENDED BY RES-11:137 ON AUGUST 2, 2011)
Sponsors: Sanitation
Indexes: Policy - creation/amendment
Related files: RES-11:137
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RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A TIPPING FEE FOR THE CITY OF JONESBORO INCINERATOR (NOTE: THIS FEE WAS AMENDED BY RES-11:137 ON AUGUST 2, 2011)
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WHEREAS, the City Council for the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas approved an ordinance establishing a tipping fee for the City of Jonesboro incinerator, mandating the fee be set by resolution and adopted by the Jonesboro City Council; and
 
WHEREAS, the Public Works Committee reviewed and recommended both the ordinance and proposed resolution to the Jonesboro City Council.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council for the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, that:
 
Section 1 The tipping fee for the City of Jonesboro incinerator shall be set at $27.00/ton plus current sales tax and a minimum fee of $7.00 plus current sales tax up to five (500) pounds. From five (500) pounds up to two-thousand (2,000) pounds the rate shall be pro-rated.
 
PASSED AND APPROVED this 5th day of July, 2011.