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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING RESIDENTIAL GARBAGE COLLECTION FEES
IN ACCORDINACE WITH SECTION 12.5-842 OF THE CITY CODE,
PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL
OTHER ORDINANCES, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING
A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Sec. 12.5-842 of the City Code (the Code) provides that the City Council
shall by ordinance set rates for solid waste collection services, and
WHEREAS, the Code provides that the City Services Director shall charge customers
rates pursuant to such schedules,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, THAT
SECTION 1
The following residential garbage collection fees are adopted as provided for in Section
12.5-842 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (1986), as amended
SERVICE MONTHLY RATE
Residential Curbside $11 75
Elective Carryout $32.25
SECTION 2.
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances and of the Code of the
City of Fort Worth, Texas (1986), as amended, except where the provisions of this ordinance
are in direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and such Code, in which event
conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such Code are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3.
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs,
sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and, if any phrase, clause,
sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid
judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not
affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this
ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the
incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph
or section
SECTION 4.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after October 1, 1999, and it is
so ordained
ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL. ~~~~MIO`e-(' c~~, 1999
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
Assistant City Attorney
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~'ity of Fort Worth, Texas
n-~Ayar And Caurtc~l C,ammun~cAt~an
DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE
9/28/99 G-12683 21 RATE 1 of 2
suB~ECT ADOPT ORDINANCE AMENDING RESIDENTIAL GARBAGE COLLECTION FEES AS
PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION 12.5-842 OF TFiE CITY CODE
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council officially approve the following residential curbside rate
increase as provided for in Section 12.5-842 of the City Code.
SERVICE CURRENT RATE PROPOSED RATE
Residential Curbside $11 50 $11 75
Elective Carryout $32.25 $32.25
DISCUSSION
On October 1, 1982, the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund was established and all solid waste management
operations became totally funded through service fees established for garbage collection and waste
disposal Prior to establishing solid waste management as an enterprise fund, funding for solid waste
management was derived from payment of fees by customers for garbage collection and a subsidy
from the General Fund Since the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund was created, fees have been
established and changed as follows
DATE CURBSIDE FEES
October 1, 1982 $ 5 50
October 1, 1984 $ 6 10
October 1, 1986 $ 6 35
October 1, 1989 $ 6 85
October 1, 1990 $ 8 85
October 1, 1992 $ 9 80
October 1, 1994 $10 30
October 1, 1997 $11 00
October 1, 1998 $11 50
There is no recommended rate increase for the elective carryout service, which costs $32.25 per
resident, monthly
The current fund balance of the Solid Waste Fund is not sufficient to finance Solid Waste Management
operations In order to keep the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund fiscally sound, it is necessary to increase
the monthly residential garbage rate by $0.25 The increase is included in the FY 1999-2000 budget
adopted by the City Council The recommended fee increase will provide sufficient revenue to finance
solid waste management operations in FY 1999-2000 The City's garbage fee will still compare
favorably to other major Texas cities after this proposed adjustment.
City of Fort Worth, Texas
M'Ayar and Council CammunicAtian
DATE
9/28/99 REFERENCE NUMBER
G-12683 LOG NAME
21 RATE PAGE
2 of 2
SUBJECT ADOPT ORDINANCE AMENDING RESIDENTIAL GARBAGE COLLECTION FEES AS
PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION 12.5-842 OF THE CITY CODE
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
The Water Department, as billing agent, is responsible for the collection
customers. Revenues will be deposited in the Solid Waste Fund
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of funds from solid waste
Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY
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