Legal Documents of Jefferson City

Contract services for the collection of recyclable materials are estimated to cost $22,200 annually. Jefferson City is empowered by Article II, Section 1., subsection (13) of the City Charter of Jefferson City to collect garbage, including recyclable materials, and to impose a compulsory service charge for such, and regulate the collection thereof. The Solid Waste Management Act of 1991, enacted by the Tennessee General Assembly also confers similar authority to city governments. A two dollar and twenty-two cents ($2.22) per month compulsory recycling service charge is hereby imposed on every residential unit described in § 17-203. This service charge shall be collected on the monthly water/sewer billing statement. The first dollar collected shall be the compulsory recycling service charge, for collecting garbage which is recyclable, with the balance of the statement to be the user fee for water/sewer service. Water customers with bulk meters shall pay a one dollar ($1) per month compulsory recycling service charge for each residential unit, described in § 17-203. A minimum charge shall be assessed for recycling collection to bulk meter customers, equal the number of household units served by the bulk meter, and shall be collected on the monthly water/sewer billing statement for the compulsory recycling service with the balance of the statement to be the user fee for water/sewer service. (1996 Code, § 8-606, as amended by Ord. #2008-20, Nov. 2008)