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ORDINANCE NO. .3 I
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING RESIDENTIAL GARBAGE
COLLECTION FEES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 12.5-842.1 OF
THE CITY CODE; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE
CUMULATIVE OF OTHER ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Sec. 12.5-842.1 of the Crty 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 Crty 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
12.5-842.1 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (1986), as amended.
SERVICE MONTHLY RATE
Residential Curbside $11 00
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
m 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conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such Code are hereby repealed.
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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 ~unsdiction, 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 m full force and effect from and after October 1, 1997, and it is so
ordained.
ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL ~- ~.-J , 1997
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
Assistant City Attorne ~
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
DATE
REFERENCE
09/23/97 G-12007 21 GARB 1 of 2
SUBJECT ADOPT ORDINANCE AMENDING RESIDENTIAL GARBAGE COLLECTION FEES AS
PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION 12 5-842, OF THE CITY CODE
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance amending residential
garbage collection fees as provided for in Section 12 5-842 1, of the City Code
SERVICE. CURRENT RATE PROPOSED RATE
Residential Curbside S 10 30 $ 1 1 00
Elective Carryout S 32 25 S 32 25
DISCUSSION
On October 1, 1982, the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund was established and all solid waste
management operations began to be 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 FEES
October 1, 1982 $ 5 50
October 1, 1984 5 6 10
October 1, 1986 S 6 35
October 1, 1989 S 6 85
October 1, 1990 $ 8 85
October 1, 1992 $ 9 80
October 1, 1994 $ 10 30
During the current year, the City negotiated a contract extension with Waste Management for
the provision of garbage, recycling, bulky waste collection and disposal services in 80% of the
city The new contract will increase costs to the city by $1 25 per household per month
Approximately S 1 00 of the S 1 25 per month increase is related to waste disposal costs
mandated by environmental laws and regulations In order to keep the Solid Waste Enterprise
Fund fiscally sound, it will be necessary to increase the monthly residential garbage rate by
S 70 The recommended fee increase will provide sufficient revenue to finance solid waste
management operations in FY1997-98 The City's garbage fee will still compare favorably to
other major Texas cities after this proposed adjustment
Printed on Recyded Paper
City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
DATE
09/23/97 REFERENCE NUMBER
G-12007 LOG NAME
21 GARB 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 of funds for solid waste
customers Revenues will be deposited in the Solid Waste Fund
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Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY
Office by: (to)
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Charles Boswell 8511 V I f r
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Tom Davis 6300 (from)
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Tom Davis 6300
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