Fiscal Note
The 2006 Streets Division Operating Budget contains projected revenues of $100,000 associated with an expanded large item fee program. The Recycling Coordinator estimates that first year administrative expenses will include $37,950 for a public education program, $15,675 of staff time allocation, and $1,250 for fee sticker printing, for total start up costs of $54,875. Of this amount, funding is available in the Streets Division 2006 Operating Budget for all items excepting the $1,250 for fee sticker printing. Ongoing costs of an estimated $24,875 annually are anticipated, and will be included in future year operating budgets. No supplemental appropriation is required in 2006. There is no anticipated impact upon cost controls or the tax levy.
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Creating Section 10.18(7)(a)8. to establish a definition for "large items" relating to refuse and recycling collection, and amending Section 10.18(12) to change the regulations for tire fees to include other large items as defined.
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DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: The adopted 2006 operating budget requires the Streets Division to raise additional funds from our current appliance and tire fee program by expanding it to cover certain large items. This ordinance authorizes the necessary fees through large item stickers and fee collection.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Paragraph 8 of Subdivision (a) entitled "Definitions" of Subsection (7) entitled "Separation of Solid Waste Required " of Section 10.18 entitled "Collection Of Refuse and Recycling of Waste" is created to read as follows:
"8. Large Items shall mean computer central processing units (cpu), computer monitors, televisions, lawn mowers, snow throwers, garden tillers, gas grills, and automobile or other large tires."
2. Subsection (12) entitled "Tire Fees" of Section 10.18(11), MGO, entitled "Tire Fees" entitled "Collection Of Refuse and Recycling of Waste" is amended to read:
(12) Tire Large Item Fees.
(a) No automobile or other large tire item shall be placed on any terrace or curbside adjoining a premises for collection by the City unless the automobile or other large tire item bears a tire large item sticker issued by the Street Superintendent. Every owner shall be responsible for maintaining all her/his property in accordance with this subsection. Fees for such tire large item stickers shall be set by the Street Superintendent.
(b) The Street Superintendent shall cause all automobile or other large tires items which have been placed at curbside or on the terrace without a tire large item sticker to be removed and disposed of properly. The Street Superintendent shall keep an accurate account of the expenses thereof and report the same to the City Comptroller, who shall annually prepare a statement of the expenses so incurred in front of or on each lot or parcel of land and report the same to the City Clerk, and the amount therein charged to each lot or parcel of land shall be entered by said Clerk in the tax roll as a special charge against said lot or parcel of land, and the same shall be collected in all respects like other special charges upon real estate under Wis. Stat. sec. 66.0627."