§ 62-33. Creation of a solid waste collection and disposal district.  


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  • There is hereby created within the county a solid waste collection and disposal special service district as defined in section 62-32.

    All solid waste generated within the unincorporated area of the county shall be delivered to and placed within the containers located throughout the county for the purpose of collecting solid waste (such containers being sometimes referred to as "dumpsters") unless a special exception to this provision is specifically granted by the board of commissioners. solid waste accumulated within the unincorporated area of the county shall be collected from the containers by employees of the county, or independent contractors retained by the county, and conveyed to the county's landfill or such other place as may be designated by the director of solid waste management. cities or municipalities located within the county may elect to be included within this special services district by intergovernmental agreement or, in the alternative, contract with the county for services to be provided by the department according to the terms negotiated with the county and memorialized in an appropriate written intergovernmental agreement.

(Ord. of 5-10-2016, § 4)

Editor's note

An ordinance adopted May 10, 2016, § 4, repealed the former § 62-33, and enacted a new § 62-33. Former § 62-33 pertained to the collection of solid waste and derived from Ord. No. 99-06, adopted May 25, 1999.