City of Milwaukee - File #: 970956

• File #: 970956
• Version: 4
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/23/1997
• In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
• Final action: 11/4/1997
• Effective date: 1/1/1998
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to charging a fee for city collection of solid waste for non-condominium multiunit dwellings, effective January 1, 1998.
• Sponsors: ALD. D'AMATO
• Indexes: FEES, SOLID WASTE, SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
11/20/1997	4	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
11/13/1997	4	MAYOR	SIGNED
11/4/1997	4	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
11/4/1997	4	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED; Minutes note: Ald. D'Amato offer Sub. 4 in lieu of Sub. #3. Substitute #3 permits collection fee above the 2/3 cost of collection service only upon a 3/4 vote of the entire Common Council Sub. #4 deletes the 3/4 vote requirement for a fee increase. Prevailed. Ayes - 9 Noes - 7	Pass	9:7
11/4/1997	4	COMMON COUNCIL	SUBSTITUTED	Pass	9:7
10/30/1997	3	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
10/29/1997	3	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Ald. Breier chair	Pass	3:2
10/28/1997	2	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
9/24/1997	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
9/24/1997	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
9/24/1997	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
9/23/1997	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

NUMB:
970956
VERS:
SUBSTITUTE 4
REF:
970390
XXBY:
ALD. D'AMATO
TITL:
A substitute ordinance relating to charging a fee for city collection of solid waste for non-condominium multiunit dwellings, effective January 1, 1998.
SECS:
79-2-0 rp
79-2-1 rn
79-2-1 cr
79-2-2 rn
79-2-3 rn
79-2-4 rn
79-2-5 rn
79-2-6 rn
79-2-7 rn
79-2-8 rn
79-2-9 rn
79-2-10 rn
79-6-1 am
79-6-7 am
79-6-8 cr
ANLS:
- Analysis -

This ordinance establishes a fee for the collection of solid waste from multiunit dwellings of 5 or more units, effective January 1, 1998. Solid waste collection for condominiums is not effected by this ordinance. The collection fee for solid waste is fixed at 2/3 of the cost of collection services, excluding costs relating to capital equipment depreciation.
BODY:
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee provides solid waste collection to apartments with 5 or more units free of charge and typically does not provide solid waste collection services to other commercial properties; and

Whereas, The City of Milwaukee has held public hearings and taken testimony regarding collection of solid waste from apartment buildings with 5 or more units; and

Whereas, The City of Milwaukee does not provide recycling collection services to apartments with 5 or more units based on the State of Wisconsin's designation of apartments with 5 or more units as commercial properties for recycling grant purposes; and

Whereas, Apartment buildings with 5 or more units typically require a different type of waste container and collection service than properties with 4 or fewer units; and

Whereas, The City of Milwaukee is one of only 2 municipalities in Milwaukee County that provides such service to apartments free of charge; and

Whereas, Apartment garbage collection to such buildings costs the City over $1.4 million annually, not including capital expenses; and

Whereas, It is fiscally prudent and appropriate for the City to charge a fee to partially re...