<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 62-47. - Fees.</div>
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               (a)
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               Fees of franchised collectors shall be set by the board of commissioners by ordinance
               duly adopted, and the schedule of such fees is on file and available from the director
               of solid waste.
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               (b)
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               Prior to a fee change becoming effective, it shall be approved by the board of commissioners,
               by ordinance duly adopted; provided, however, that for every $1.00 that the county
               may increase its tipping fees, a franchised collector may increase the monthly customer
               charge by ten percent of the amount of the tipping fee increase without applying to
               the board of commissioners for such an increase, as provided in subsection (c) of
               this section.
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               (c)
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               Except as noted in subsection (b) above:
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               (1)
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               The county will not entertain increases in the per month subscriber fee for the first
               two years of the franchise term. The franchised collector may thereafter submit a
               non-binding request to the county commissioners for an increase if the percent change
               in the annual consumer price index for all urban consumers goes above five percent
               since the start of the contract or the last increase, whichever is later. The index
               to be used is the Consumer Price Index, Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, U.S.
               City Average.
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               (2)
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               Further, should legislative actions (other than those affecting fuel costs) cause
               hauling or disposal costs to increase, then the franchised collector may apply at
               any time to the board of commissioners and appear and show cause, to the satisfaction
               of the board, of the necessity for a fee increase, and which application for fee increase
               may be accepted or denied in the discretion of the board.
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               (d)
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               Subject to the provisions set forth above, on petition to the board of commissioners,
               the board may grant a fee increase following a public hearing to determine the necessity
               of a fee increase. At such public hearing, a franchised collector may present evidence
               of past, present and projected operating costs, profit margins, overhead costs, and
               such other evidence as the board of commissioners may, in its discretion, allow or
               require. The board of commissioners shall grant or deny such request within 60 days
               of application.
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               (Ord. No. 09-09-03, Â§ 1, Exh. A, 9-1-09)
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