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ORDINANCE N0. 1148
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION ONE (1) OF ORDINANCE NO. 1008,
AND SECTION ONE (1) OF ORDINANCE N0. 1009, OF THE CITY OF
WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS, DECLARING AN E1~4ERGENCY AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. Section One (1) of Ordinance No. 1008,
dated May 1, 1980, is amended as follows:
"TIME OF COLLECTION. Garbage shall be collected
from private residences by the Garbage Department
at least twice a week; and, it is hereby made
the duty of the occupants of every building in
the City of West Memphis to have garbage on their
premises properly placed in approved containers
and available for collection by the Garbage Department.
Trash pick-ups shall be collected from each residence
and apartment weekly.
Garbage shall be collected from business and commercial
dumpsters as deemed necessary."
SECTION 2. Section One (1) of Ordinance No. 1009 of
the City of West Memphis, Arkansas, dated May 15, 1980, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
"ESTABLISHMENT MONTHLY FEE
Each resident or apartment occupied
by one (1) family, separate metered,
separate pick-up $ 6.50
Apartment Buildings, central pick-up
and group metered 4.00
Office Building shall pay for each
separate suite of rooms, or room in
said building or classified in schedule
below: 2.00
CUSTOM GARBAGE PICK-UP (PER LOAD) 25.00
Each building, house or part of buildings
occupied by a commercial business shall
be classified by the Garbage Department
according to volume and weight of garbage
accumulated by such business and/or the
handling costs, and there shall be levied
and collected the following fees:
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A 5.00
g 7.50
C 10.00
D 12.50
E 15.00
F 17.50
G 20.00
g 22.50
I 25.00
J 27.50
g 30.00
L 35.00
M 40.00
N 45.00
O 50.00
p 75.00
@ 100.00
R 150.00
SECTION 3. There will be a users fee of Fifty Dollars
($50.00) per container per year for small containers and up
to One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per year for each large
container, for commercial pick-up by a private firm.
Each container must be registered with the City Clerk's
Office which will issue a sticker which must be displayed on
each container in such a manner that it may be checked by the
Utility Meter Readers. A fine of One Hundred Fifty ($150.00)
per container shall be charged if a container is found not
registered with the City Clerk.
Companies shall have thirty (30) days to comply after the
passage of this Ordinance.
SECTION 4. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
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SECTION 5. Emergency Clause. It having been found and
determined by the City Council of the City of West Memphis,
Arkansas, that there are not sufficient funds to replace
equipment and pay pending expenditures of the Garbage
Department, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and
this Ordinance being necessary for the public peace, health,
safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of West Memphis,
Arkansas, shall become effective immediately upon its passage
and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this
1983.
15th day f Dece ber ~,
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLER
SPONSORED BY:
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Clarence Guin, Alderman
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