HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 3346 Revise landfill fees, effective Feb 2000
COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 3346
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN,
MONTANA, ESTABLISHING A REVISED LANDFILL FEE SCHEDULE FOR USERS
OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN LANDFILL.
WHEREAS, the Bozeman City Commission did regularly pass Commission Resolution No.
3' 52 on the 7th day of October 1996, which Resolution established a revised landfill gate fee
schedule for users of the City of Bozeman landfill; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bozeman continues to incur additional costs in its operation of the
landfill due to recently implemented federal and state mandates; and
WHEREAS, the Bozeman landfill cannot accept wire (as defined), cable, rope, etc., greater
than three feet in length since these materials cause an inordinate amount of damage to City
equipment used at the landfill; and
WHEREAS, the Bozeman landfill does not accept waste from outside Gallatin County; and
WHEREAS, the Bozeman landfill does not accept asbestos; and
WHEREAS, the Bozeman landfill does not accept liquid wastes; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bozeman, in accordance with its license to operate a Class II
landfill, can accept only Group II and Group III wastes as defined in 16.14.503 ARM; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bozeman has determined that these charges are appropriate and
in the best interests of the City of Bozeman.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman,
Montana:
Section 1
To defray the cost and expense of operating the City of Bozeman landfill, there is hereby
established a schedule of fees to be levied upon all users of the landfill, as set forth in Schedule
"A", attached.
Section 2
The rates established herein shall become effective March 5, 2000.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana, at a
regular session thereof held on the 7th day of February 2000.
ATTEST: MA~uf~r
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R N l. SULLIVAN
Clerk of the Commission
SCHEDULE "A"
CITY OF BOZEMAN
LANDFILL GATE FEES
Effective March 5, 2000, the following landfill gate fees are in effect:
load Size W Per Ton
Minimum - up to 283 Ibs $ 5.00 $ 35.36
Normal waste over minimum $0.01768/lb. $ 35.36
SDecialtv Materials
Building Products (construction debris) $0.03536/lb. $ 70.72
Sheet Metal Goods (appliances) $0.0502/lb. $100.40
Wire * less than 3-feet in length $0.01768/lb. $ 35.36
Dead Animals - less than 200 Ibs. $15.00 ea.
More than 200 Ibs. $75.00 ea.
Whole Tires $0.0707/lb. $1 41 .40
Sectioned Tires (cut in quarters) $0.01768/lb. $ 35.36
Plastics $0.03536/lb. $ 70.72
Glass (clean bottle & jar glass only, for recycling pile) $0.009/lb. $ 1 8.00
Separated Group III Wastes (dirt; rocks; concrete;
clean lumber; sectioned tires (cut in quarters); trees,
tree branches, brush, and stumps $0.01768/lb. $ 35.36
Yard Wastes illtl suitable for compost pile and/or
without current paid City of Bozeman solid waste
bill $0.01768/lb. $ 35.36
Yard wastes with current paid City of Bozeman solid
waste bill (yard wastes suitable for compost pile
should not be mixed with other larger yard waste
material) No Charge
Compostable yard wastes suitable for compost pile No Charge
Fines
Cover on transport* *
Vehicles smaller than one-ton truck $ 25.00/load
Small trailers, including converted pickup boxes $ 25.00/load
One-ton trucks and up $ 50.00/load
Trailers larger than converted pickup boxes $ 50.00/load
liquids
o to 5 gallons $ 50.00
5 gallons and up $500.00
* wire, defined as all woven or braided materials, such as barbed wire, woven wire,
clothesline wire, cable, twine and rope, will not be accepted if longer than three feet
** per provisions of Ordinance No. 1386
(Reference: Bozeman City Commission Resolution No. 3346, adopted February 7, 2000.