HomeMy WebLinkAboutSolid Waste Referendum - 2002ORDINANCE NO. O-02-17
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, AMENDING
CITY CODE SECTION 86-26 SOLID WASTE; COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL
GENERALLY; SERVICE BY THE CITY TO REQUlRE UNIFORM PROVISION
AND BILLING FOR GARBAGE COLLECTION; PROVIDING FOR
REFERENDUM; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS AND EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, City Code section 86-26 requires that the City provide solid waste
collection services within the City, which it does through franchise agreements with private
collectors; and
WHEREAS, the existing franchise agreement expires June 30, 2003; and
WHEREAS, providing pick-up service to each residence in the City and billing each for
this service will lessen litter and administrative problems, as well as lower charges, than the
current system whereby each property owner can opt not to use the franchised service; and
WHEREAS, a decision on whether or not to continue with the current optional use
system will impact the proposals the City will receive when it goes out to bid on a new solid
waste collection franchise agreement; and
WHEREAS, the City Council determines that this issue shall be best determined by the
public in a referendum vote;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, as follows:
Section 1. That the Code of Ordinances, City of Sebastian, Florida, section 86-26, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 86-26 Service by the City.
(a) The city shall...~...~..-A:-'~:- ~__A-~ vr~-~ ............ ~ ~...~:~^ provide for the collection and
disposal of garbage, trash, rubbish, or other refuse within its corporate
limits. Said service shall be nrovided on a uniform basis, and the costs
thereof shall be assessed/chareed to each imnroved nro~ertv within the crv
in a manner determined by City Council.
Section 2.
on July 1, 2003.
That the uniform provision of service provided hereunder shall commence
Section 3. That the following question shall be placed to a vote as a public
referendum on the March 11, 2003 ballot:
Shall Ordinance 0-02-17, requiring that all improved property' in the City
uniformly receive, and be assessed/charged for, solid waste collects'on service,
go into effect?
For which the two possible choices shall be a "Yes" vote or a "No" vote.
Section 4. CONFLICT. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.
Section 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall take effect upon a declaration
of results by City Council as set forth in City Charter Section 4.08(c), setting forth a favorable
vote to the referendum question provided in Section 3 herein. An unfavorable vote thereupon
shall result in this Ordinance being null and void.
The foregoing Ordinance was moved for adoption by Councilmember conigl~.o. The
motion was seconded by Councilmember Majcher and, upon being put to a vote, the vote
was as follows:
Mayor Walter Barnes aye
Vice-Mayor James Hill aye
Councilmember Joe Barczyk aye
Councilmember Edward J. Majcher, Jr. aye
Councilmember Ray Coniglio aye
The Mayor thereupon declared this Ordinance duly passed and adopted this 13th day of
November, 2002.
CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA
ATTEST:
~M~ft~r'Walt er Barnes
Approved as to form and legality for
reliance by the City of Sebastian only:
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