File #: RES-11:137    Version: 1 Name: Amend resolution concerning incinerator tipping fees
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 8/2/2011 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 8/2/2011
Title: RESOLUTION TO AMEND RESOLUTION NO. RES-11:113 WHICH ESTABLISHED AN INCINERATOR TIPPING FEE FOR THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS
Sponsors: Sanitation, Mayor's Office
Indexes: Policy - creation/amendment
Related files: RES-11:113

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RESOLUTION TO AMEND RESOLUTION NO. RES-11:113 WHICH ESTABLISHED AN INCINERATOR TIPPING FEE FOR THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS

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WHEREAS, the City Council adopted RES-11:113 on July 5, 2011setting the tipping fee at $27.00 per ton; and

 

WHEREAS, it was recently discovered that lawn care providers work on a yearly contract; and

 

WHEREAS, in an effort to allow for an adjustment period for these services the fee needs to be increased gradually.

 

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council for the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas that RES-11:113 shall be amended  by setting the following fee schedule:

 

Section 1.                     Effective August 2, 2011 through December 31, 2011 the tipping fee for the City of Jonesboro incinerator shall be set at $13.50 per ton including current sales tax, with a minimum fee of $7.00 plus current sales tax up to five hundred (500) pounds.  The rate shall be pro-rated for anything above five hundred (500) pounds, up to two thousand (2000) pounds.

 

Section 2.                     Effective January 1, 2012 the tipping fee for the City of Jonesboro incinerator shall be set a $27.00 per ton including current sales tax, with a minimum fee of $7.00 plus current sales tax up to five hundred (500) pounds.  The rate shall be pro-rated for anything above five hundred (500) pounds, up to two thousand (2000) pounds.

 

PASSED AND APPROVED this 2nd day of August, 2011.