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JACKSONVILLE'S MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: A CASE STUDY
Applied Management Sciences
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1973
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4. Title and Subtitle
Jacksonville's municipal solid waste management system:
a case study
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste Management Programs
Washington D. C. 20460
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16. Abstracts
This study examines solid waste collection and disposal in Jacksonville, Florida.
The background of the system, including location, geography, demography,
climate, form of government, and the solid waste management agencies is. described,
and the characteristics of the system, including the services, equipment, and
finances are discussed.
17. Key Words and Document Analysis. 17a. Descriptors
Waste disposal, urban areas
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JACKSONVILLE'S MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
A Case Study
This final report (SW-60c) describes work performed
for the Federal solid waste management program under contract no. 68-03-0041
to APPLIED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC.
and is reproduced as received from the contractor.
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
1974
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This report has been reviewed by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency and approved for publication. Approval does not signify that
the contents necessarily reflect the views and policies of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, nor does mention of commercial products
constitute endorsement or recommendation for use by the U.S.
Government.
An environmental protection publication (SW-60c) in the solid waste
management series.
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FOREWORD
Solid waste management systems are an integral part of the
environment of nearly every citizen in the United States. Yet
until recent years, these systems have not received the attention
other visible residential services have enjoyed. This historical
neglect has resulted in systems which may not be cost-effective,
especially with respect to the rising cost trends encountered in
solid waste management activities. These trends arise from two
principal factors:
* Environmentally sound disposal methodology is being
enforced or strongly encouraged; as a result, disposal
sites and needed equipment are now expensive to procure
and operate.
* The collection function is highly labor intensive.
Thus, the costs of unskilled labor, which have been
rising to meet socioeconomic demands, have had
enormous impacts on local agency budgets.
This rise in cost pressure has forced all levels of
governmental organizations to consider more closely the management
and costs of solid waste management activities.
Because efforts to upgrade solid waste management practices
are in their infancy, there is still an obvious lack of data
bases for evaluative and comparative analyses. This case study
is one in a series of case studies of solid waste management
systems which has been conducted under the sponsorship of the
Office of Solid Waste Management Programs, U. S. Environmental
Protection Agency. Kenneth Shuster and Cindy McLaren served as
EPA project officers on the case study reported herein. The
purpose of these case studies is to fill in this data gap with
actual case histories of how cities are handling their solid
waste problems.
Concerned agencies at all government levels, as well as
private firms, will be able to assess information of the following
types:
* The management and operating characteristics of
public sector solid waste management systems.
* The institutional forces which give rise to these
characteristics.
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* Those techniques that have been or are being applied
to enhance the measures of productivity, aesthetics,
level of service, and environmental control.
These agencies and firms can then use these comparisons
to upgrade their systems according to the norms achieved in other
cities of similar size, geographical location, and operational
and institutional characteristics.
--ARSEN J. DARNAY
Sotid WaAte. Manage/new^
Office of Solid Waste Management Programs
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter Page
1 INTRODUCTION . 1
2 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION ABSTRACT 6
3 FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS . 13
4 BACKGROUND OF THE SYSTEM . 18
4.1 Location, Demography, Geography, Climate ... 18
4.2 Form of Government and Organization .20
4.3 Solid Waste Management System History 23
4.4 Agencies Impacting the Solid Waste System ... 29
5 SOLID WASTE SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS 33
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5.1 Collection Services ...... 36
5.2 Efficiency of the System 46
5.3 Street Cleaning 51
5.4 Disposal Methods 51
5.5 Labor-Management Relations 74
5.6 Equipment Description 80
5.7 Financial Profile of the Jacksonville Solid
Waste System 86
APPENDIX (Jacksonville Solid Waste Regulations
and Ordinances) 102
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Figure Page
1 Data Sources and Information Types .......... 5
2 Jacksonville Organization Chart ........... 24
3 Department of Public Works' Organization ........ 25
4 Sanitation Division Organization ... ........ 34
5 Organization of Sanitation Division Chief's Office . . 35
6 Urban Service District One - Collection Function
Organization .... ....... ......... 40
7 Urban Service District One - Street Cleaning and
Curbs Organization ........... ...... 52
8 Disposal Site Locations ............... 57
9 Organization of Solid Waste Disposal Activity
For Urban Service District One .... ....... 58
10 Imeson Industrial Park Sanitary Landfill Location . . 59
11 Drainage Surrounding Imeson Landfill ......... 61
12 Cross-Section of Imeson Landfill ........... 62
13 Sectional Filling of Imeson Landfill ......... 63
LIST OF TABLES
Table Page
1 Collection Abstract - Urban Services District One. . . 9
2 Private Contractor Abstract - General Services
Districts ..................... 11
3 Disposal Abstract - Consolidated Government Public
Sites ............ ...........
4 Jacksonville Demographic Characteristics ...... 21
5 Solid Waste Regulations and Ordinances ....... 38
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LIST OF TABLES
(Continued)
Table
6 Total Manpower and Equipment Allocation For Urban
Service District One ................ 43
7 Urban Service District One Collection Schedule . . . .47
8 Efficiency and Productivity Data For Jacksonville
USD-1 ... ......... ...... ..... .49
9 Jacksonville Landfills ............ .... 54
10 The Sanitation Code of Florida - Chapters On Solid
Waste Disposal .................. . 55
11 Employees at Imeson Landfill ............. 65
12 Equipment at Imeson Landfill ..... ..... ... 66
13 Manpower/Equipment - Picketville Site ... ...... 65
14 Manpower /Equipment - Stetson Road Site . . . . . . . .6$
15 Manpower/Equipment - Sandier Road Site . . ...... 6$
16 Projections for Land Disposal Needs .......... 73
17 Projections for Capital Outlay ............ 75
18 Solid Waste Management System Personnel ........ 76
19 Average Annual Number of Sick Days Taken by Employees . 78
20 Most Frequent Injuries Sustained .......... -78
21 Tenure Date ...... ................ 79
22 Reduction in Jacksonville Solid Waste Collection Truck
• Fleet with Time .................. .82
23 Collection Equipment ................. 83
24 Street Cleaning Equipment .... .......... .85
25 Disposal Equipment ............ ...... 87
26 City of Jacksonville, Florida - General Fund - Urban
Services District I ................. 89
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LIST OF TABLES
(Continued)
Table Page
27 Assessed Valuation, Tax Rate, and Tax Levy in
Jacksonville and Duval County, 1965-1972 ...... 90
28 Operating Budgets for Sanitation Services for Urban
Services District I for Fiscal 1968-69 Through
Fiscal 1972-73 by Sanitation Activity .......
29 Adjusted Operating Budget for Sanitation Services
for Urban Services District I for Fiscal 1968-69
Through Fiscal 1972-73 by Sanitation Activity. ... 94
30 Percent Increase in Expenditures by Activity ..... 97
31 Expenditures by Activity as a Percent of Total
Expenditures 1968-69 to 1972-73 .......... 98
32 Personal Services Expenditures by Activity as
Percent of Total Activity Expenditures ....... 98
33 Percent Increase in Personal Services Expenditures by
Activity 1968-69 to 1972-73 ......... . . . 100
34 Number of Positions by Activity 1968-69 Through
1972-73 ................ ...... 100
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INTRODUCTION
The solid waste management system of Jacksonville, Florida
is a public and private sector interface that has maintained
continuity after, and provided for compatibility with, the major
organizational restructuring of the city that accompanied the
consolidation of Jacksonville and surrounding Duval County in
1968. The consolidation move provided economic impetus to the
area, arresting deterioration of the urban core as evidenced
by the numerous office buildings and hotels recently completed
or under construction in the downtown area. The extension of
regulated urban services to all of Duval County benefited areas
formerly without such services. Revitalization, while maintaining
the integrity of former services, characterizes the area.
The solid waste system is patterned so that the former city,
now referred to as Urban Services District (USD-1), has maintained
its public sector organization. The surrounding areas of the
consolidated city have been divided into five solid waste
collection districts, each serviced by a different private con-
tractor. The private contractors are monitored by the Utility
Regulatory Board. In addition, four other interior municipalities,
formerly incorporated cities (and now Urban Services Districts 2,
3, 4, and 5), provide their own residential collection and
disposal services.
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The 38 square miles of USD-1 are serviced by the Division
of Sanitation of the Department of Public Works. The Division
of Sanitation is responsible for collection of mixed refuse,
trash, and bulky items from all residential sources (58,000
households) within USD-1; collection of wastes from 8,540
commercial and industrial points; dead animal pick-up throughout
the area; and street cleaning in the old city. In addition,
the Division of Sanitation operates three trash landfill sites
and two mixed refuse landfill sites. Revenue for this service
is provided by the real estate tax and by a service charge to
users of the disposal sites.
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The disposal operations are of particular interest in that
a uniformly high water table and stringent air pollution regula-
tions in the State of Florida have necessitated operation of
wet landfills, with their concurrent leachate and surface erosion
problems. For this rep-son, the city has two landfills which can
accept putrescible organic matter, while the remaining three sites
accept only trash. All sites are monitored by the United States
Geological Survey and the Divisions of Public Health and
Bio-Environmental Services of the Jacksonville Department of
Health, Welfare, and Bio-Environmental Services.
The city is aware of the changing needs of the solid waste
management system. Greater efficiency in the USD-1 collection
system is constantly being achieved by shifting of crews to
different tasks and altering the size and number of routes
serviced on different days of the week. Long range planning
has anticipated transfer station and incinerator needs in the
future. The continuity of management personnel in the Division
of Sanitation is the basis for the success of transitions in
the system.
The case study of Jacksonville, Florida was performed using
a carefully structured data gathering technique. Initial contacts
were made by both the Office of Solid Waste Management Programs
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and Applied Management Sciences' personnel, and interviews were
scheduled to be convenient for the city personnel. During these
interviews, notes were taken and tape recordings were made after
obtaining the permission of the interviewees. Extensive efforts
were taken to require a minimum of effort by city personnel
and whenever possible, existing documentation was solicited to
support the general discussions. Figure 1 presents the titles
of the people interviewed in Jacksonville, the dates of these
interviews, and the types of the information obtained.
The structure of this report consists of five chapters,
including the introduction, and appropriate appendices. Chapter
2 is a systems description abstract which synopsizes the characteris-
tics of the city and the collection and disposal systems. Chapter
3 presents the findings of the case study effort and identifies
potential problem areas. Chapter 4 is a description of the city
in terms of those parameters which can affect solid waste manage-
ment operations. Finally, Chapter 5 reports the characteristics
of the solid waste system in considerable detail. All aspects
of the system are discussed and appropriate tabular data are
presented.
The detailed discussion in this report is restricted to
a description of the solid waste system in Urban Services District
One, as this area of Jacksonville was serviced by a public sector
system and comprehensive data was made available by the Department
of Public Works and the Division of Sanitation. While information
on the private sector systems in the General Services District also
was sought through the Utility Regulatory Board, details on
these systems were not received. Also the detailed Vehicle
Inventory Management System output utilized by the Motor Pool
Division of the Department of Motor Vehicles to record equipment
maintenance costs were not made available; thus, information on
private sector operations and on vehicle maintenance presented
in this report is based on estimates by the Utility Regulatory
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Board and the Division of Sanitation. In addition, valid data
on the volume of solid waste disposed was not available as no
scales were available to record such data (however, scales
were being installed in Jacksonville at the time of the site
visit). Statistics on solid waste volume are therefore based
on estimates by the Division of Sanitation.
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Titles
Date
Information Type
Deputy Director, Department
of Public Works
10 April
General System Characterists,
History, Future Planning, Pro-
blem Areas
Chief, Division of
Sanitation
10 April
Details of USD-1 collection,
street cleaning, and disposal
systems
Executive Director, Utility
Regulatory Board
10 April
Collection arid disposal regu-
lation in General Service
Districts
Executive Director, Committee
of 100, Jacksonville Area
Chamber of Commerce
11 April
City Background Information
Senior Sanitary Engineer,
Public Health Division,
Environmental Health Branch,
Department of Health, Welfare,
and Bio-Environmental Services
11 April
Monitoring of landfill
Representative, United States
Geological Survey
11 April
Monitoring of landfill
Representative, Jacksonville
Area Planning Board
12 April
General planning for Jacksonville
Representative, Bio-Environ-
mental Services Division,
Department of Health, Wel-
fare, and Bio-Environmental
Services
12 April
Monitoring of landfill
Business Representative, Local
301, Laborers International
Union of North America
19 April
(Telephone
Contact)
Labor Relations
FIGURE 1: DATA SOURCES AND INFORMATION TYPES
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SYSTEM DESCRIPTION ABSTRACT
City: Jacksonville, Florida
Contacts: William S. Hutchinson, Jr,
Clinton Brown
James Arnold
Larry Cooney
John Stewart
Maxwell Yao
Virgil Fox
Jack Grimsley
Roy Scherer
Albert Bertram
G. Warren Leve
Bill Doe
Deputy Director of Public
Works
Chief of Sanitation Division
Executive Director, Utility
Regulatory Board
Jacksonville Area Planning
Board
Executive Director, Committee
of 100, Jacksonville Area
Chamber of Commerce
Administrative Analyst,
Department of Central
Services, Motor Vehicle
Repair Shop
Business Representative,
Local 301, Laborers
International Union of
North America
Senior Sanitary Engineer,
Public Health Division,
Environmental Health Branch,
Health, Welfare, and Bio-
Environmental Department
United States Geological
Survey
Bio-Environmental Services
Division, Department of
Health
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Date of Visit: April 10 - April 12
Population
Demography:
Area:
Density:
Collection:
Date
1970
1960
1950
1940
1900
Jacksonville
Duval County*
528,865
(consolidated)
201,030
204,517
173,065
28,429
455,411
304,029
210,143
39,733
*Includes Jacksonville for years prior to 1970
841 Square Miles - Consolidated City
38 Square Miles - Urban Services District One
629 Residents per Square Mile - Consolidated City
4,737 Residents per Square Mile - Urban Services
District One
Tables 1 and 2, Collection Abstracts for Public
and Private Sector.
Miscellaneous: The collection system is somewhat
complicated because of the varying number of routes
assigned to any one collection function on a particu-
lar day of the week and the transference of crews
from one collection function to another. However,
the system effectively collects all wastes and
possesses the flexibility to respond to changing
demands for service. The management of the Division
of Sanitation is responsible for the very effective
coordination of collection functions, personnel, and
equipment achieved by Jacksonville.
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Disposal: Table 3, Disposal Abstract
Miscellaneous: There are five public land disposal
sites, three of which may not accept any putrescible
matter. A high water table complicates landfilling
in the area because of the difficulty of the oper-
ation in wet soil conditions and the potential leach-
ate hazard due to a lack of impervious base or cover
material and more easily induced lateral movement
of leachate in wet soil. The city has recognized
this problem, is experimenting with different opera-
tional techniques, and is monitoring its mixed refuse
fills.
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TABLE 1: COLLECTION ABSTRACT - URBAN SERVICES DISTRICT ONE
""-x. Collection
^^x. Function
C olle ctioii'*^.
Variables ^s>\^
Number of Crews
Crew Size
Frequency cJ
Service
Point of Collection
Method of
Collection
Stops
Residential
Mixed Refuse
36
Trash
42
Bulky
Items
13
3
2 /week
Curb-side;
one alley route
1 /week
7 routes -
2 /week
8 routes -
3 /week
Curb-side
Manual
58,000
58,000
58,000
Street
Cleaning
--
1
Variable
as needed
Streets
Mechanical
brooms - 8
Street
vacuums - 2
Pick-up - 3
Open-bed
truck - 1
--
Commercial -
Industrial
13
3
4 /week
Curb- side
Manual
8,540
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TABLE 1: COLLECTION ABSTRACT - URBAN SERVICES DISTRICT ONE (CONT'D.)
^^*\C ollection
^^\^Func tion
C ollection^\Sis^
Variables ^^^^^
Service Limitations
Incentive System
Fund Source
Tonnage (Annual)
Wage Scales
(Hourly average)
Unions
Annual Cost
Residential
Mixed Refuse
Container size:
3 to 30 gallons
Trash
Not to exceed
5' length
Bulky
Items
--
Task System
Street
Cleaning
--
None
Commercial-
Industrial
--
Task System
General Fund
88,489
21,190
26,000
3, 120
59,154
Driver: $3.34
Helper: $2.61
Local 301,
Laborers Inter-
national Union of
North America
$1,360,032
392,685
249,018
454,212
622,549
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TABLE 2: PRIVATE CONTRACTOR ABSTRACT - GENERAL SERVICES DISTRICTS
General
Service
District
Southeast Service
Area One
West Service
Area Two
North Service
Area Three
East Service
Area Four
Southeast Service
Area Five
Contractor
Westside Sanitary
Service, Inc.
Garbage Collection,
Inc.
Sanitary Garbage
Service, Inc.
A & N Garbage
Co. , Inc.
Waste Management,
Inc.
TOTAL
(or average)
Number
of
Residential
Stops
17.980 .
17,199
17,521
22,423
16,962
92,085
Annual
Charge
Per
Customer
($)
33.50
33.50
33.50
33.50
33.50
$33.50
Estimated
Total
Revenue
• ($)
603,000
576,000
586,000
Ji
751,000
569,000
$3,085,000
Volume of
Solid Wastes
Handled
(Tons/da yf
123.7
118.3
120.5
154.2
116.7
633. 5
•(Tons/yearjr*
32,157
30,766
31,336
40.104'-
30,337
164,700
Actual
Cost
of
Service
($/ton)
18.75
18.72
18*70
18.73
18.75
$18.73
I/ Utility Regulatory Board estimate is $718,000 indicating that not all residential stops allotted to Service
Area Four are servicisd.
Z/ Based on the "tons/year" estimate over 260 collection days per year.
3/ Based on a standard solid waste generation rate of 1. 788 tons/year/residential stop.
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TABLE 3: DISPOSAL ABSTRACT - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT PUBLIC SITES
^^^ Disposal
\. Site
DisposaT\s^
Data ^\
Type /Location
Total Area
(acres)
Real Loading —
(tons /day)
Total Lifetime
(years)
Expected Re-
ma inine Life-
time— '(years)
Operating
Costs (per
year)
1
Mixed refuse
landfill - Imeson
Airport
180
1 493
5
2
2
Trash landfill -
Picketville
30
205
6
1.5
3
Trash landfill -
Stetson Rd.
30
158
3
1.5
4
Trash landfill -
Sandier Rd.
40
74
10
5
5
Mixed Refuse
landfill-Rondette
Lake
10
100 '"
1
.5 U
$981,034. 15
_1_/Assuming the following densities for solid waste:
Compacted mixed refuse:
Compacted trash:
Uncpmpacted mixed refuse:
2^/Estimates on April 11, 1972.
3/Estimates on August 27, 2972.
500 Ib. /cu. yd.
400 Ib. /cu. yd.
200 Ib. /cu. yd.
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FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
The solid waste management system in Jacksonville has been
structured to conform to the needs of the consolidated government,
while maintaining continuity of service to the city. For this
reason, Jacksonville has a regional program that includes the
central city municipal collection system, private sector
contractors for outlying areas, and both public and private
disposal sites. The municipal solid waste system is managed by
the Director of Public Works who reports to the Mayor. This
system is funded by the City Council and its revenue is derived
from the real estate tax. The private sector contractors are
regulated by the Utility Regulatory Board which also reports to
the Mayor and is funded by the City Council. The revenue for this
service is obtained by an annual charge billed to each residential
family unit property owner on his tax bill.—' The disposal sites
are regulated by the Bio-Environmental Services Division and the
Public Health Division as policing agencies for the city, the
state, and the Federal government.
The careful structuring of the solid waste system, and the
provision of regulatory bodies for almost all aspects of this
system, have been a direct result of the consolidation move of
October 1, 1968. To improve and standardize solid waste services,
especially in areas outside the central city Urban Services Dis-
trict One (USD-1), transitions in the organizational system are
—'On January 1, 1974, the tax millage for USD-1 and the General
Services District essentially will be equalized and the entire
solid waste service will be funded from the real estate tax.
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slowly being achieved. While the area was consolidated in 1968,
the franchises held by private contractors in Duval County.
did not expire until December 31, 1972. The interim four years
following consolidation permitted the former Water and Sewage Board
to expand its functions to regulate private solid waste contractors
and to rename itself the Utility Regulatory Board. The board was
then able to solicit bids on franchises for the new General Services
District and evaluate these on the basis of contractor competence,
performance, and stability. This move had the effect of forcing
25,000 residential units, which had not subscribed to any form
of refuse collection service, to accept solid waste services and
pay for them at a standard rate. This also forced the private
contractors, who had previously serviced 67,000 customers in
the areas outside the central city at varying levels of service,
to provide a uniform and acceptable level of service to all
customers.
The operators of privately owned disposal sites were induced
to pass through a transition stage in which disposal sites were
made to conform with state and local requirements and to become
subject to city regulation and monitoring. The private disposal
site visited during the execution of this case study appeared
to be a model landfill, despite high water table problems. The
Bio-Environmental Services Division is sampling the water in
perimeter ditches of the landfill to assure that the leachate
meets the state code. Plans include the drilling of subcell
wells to sample the diffusion of leachate as is now being done
at the public landfills. The site is underlaid with impervious
clay which substantially protects all but the shallow waters,
but which also presents difficulties with standing water during
periods of heavy rainfall.
The solid waste management system in USD-1 is constrained
by the limitation of disposal alternatives. Stringent air pollution
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regulations currently make incineration economically unattractive.
Although plenty of land appears to be available for landfilling,
the high water table throughout the consolidated city (city aver-
ages only 18 feet above mean sea level), leaves no option but
to operate a wet landfill. The difficulties of avoiding leachate,
erosion, and health problems resulting from wet landfill operation
has affected collection and disposal systems in USD-1. Since
many of the wet landfill related problems can be avoided by elimina-
ting putrescible organic matter, the city requires each residential
unit to participate in a primary separation of their wastes into
mixed refuse and trash. Trash is considered to be any waste
material normally generated in a household and totally devoid of
putrescible matter. Mixed refuse consists of putrescible organic
matter and any trash that can be containerized along with putres-
cibles. Collection of mixed refuse is structured so that this
service is offered four days a week with each residential
unit receiving two collections. On these same days, a separate .
trash or "bulky item" collection service is also offered for
uncontainerized non-putrescible wastes. On Wednesdays, no mixed
refuse collection is offered and all city vehicles concentrate
on trash collection.
The purpose behind this scheduling of the collection operation
is to permit a maximum amount of wastes to be taken to disposal
sites that handle trash only. These sites are easier to operate
than a mixed refuse landfill under high water table conditions.
As a result, Jacksonville has two landfill sites that accept
mixed refuse, and three sites that accept only trash.
As a result of the necessity to differentiate wastes and
operate only two mixed refuse fills, collection efficiencies and
tasks tend to be unequal for different routes. This condition
has been alleviated by a system of varying the number of routes
assigned to a particular collection function on different days
of the week and transferring crews and vehicles to alternative
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tasks. The result of this constant variance is to provide a
uniform collection efficiency whereby each crew (of 3 men) and
each vehicle collects approximately 11.3 tons per day and makes
two trips per day to a landfill site. In addition, a task system
seems to enable the completion of this amount of work in 6 hours
for the collection crews, creating an incentive for efficient
work. Also, transfer stations are now being planned to reduce
some of the longer haul distances created by the existence of
only two mixed refuse disposal sites.
The collection service provided to the residents of USD-1
appears to be satisfactory and well-managed. This may, however,
be due to the fact that Jacksonville has succeeded in maintaining
continuity in its Sanitation Division management personnel
(especially the Chief), many of whom have risen through the
ranks of the division and are familiar with variations and
pecularities in the system. Rectification of collection problems
is handled smoothly and efficiently and the management is constantly
aware of fluctuations in the system.
The only function which appears to be performed by the city
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in a less than satisfactory manner is the operation of the older
mixed refuse disposal site (the new site was not open at the
time of the visit). The appearance of this site is marginal and
results from difficulty in equipment maintenance and the intensity
of northeast Florida rain squalls. The region receives about
53 inches of rain annually and much of this comes in severe storm
activity. Also contributing to the appearance problem are the
constraints imposed by the private owner of the site who wishes
to eventually create a rolling topography for use as a golf course.
Problems related to this landfill include surface erosion
due to rain and leachate moving too easily into the oxidizing
pond when equipment problems interrupt the erection of inter-
vening earthern berms. The city is making an effort to conform
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with state standards for daily cover on its landfill and the
high water table is being handled successfully. Thus far, the
quality of the effluent from this landfill into the local
receiving natural waters has met the state code. Aeration of
the interior oxidation pond has not been necessary.
The city has appropriated funds toward purchase of a total
of 4,000 acres needed for landfills in which positive leachate
control systems will be installed. The number of disposal sites
will be reduced from five to two, once the transfer station system
is operational, which will facilitate equipment maintenance. This
site capacity is projected to meet the disposal site requirements
for 30 years but, eventually, the expected population growth will
make land disposal too expensive. Consequently, the current
ten year program includes procurement of incinerators or
resource recovery systems to accept a fraction of the waste load.
These pilot studies will enable the development of comparative
data between alternate disposal technologies
The general impression of the solid waste management system
in Jacksonville is that, unlike many other cities, public and
political pressures are nominal. Collection and street cleaning
services appear to be adequate, efficient, and effective. However,
some modification in disposal procedures will be necessary in the
near future.
While total costs per residence are higher for Urban Services
District One than for the General Services District, USD-1 also
receives street cleaning and trash collection. Also, USD-1
general fund revenues support the public sector collection of
8,540 commercial stops. When the USD-1 and GSD costs are
compared on a similar service basis, the costs are very close to
equal.
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BACKGROUND OF THE SYSTEM
The consolidation of the old city of Jacksonville and Duval
County in 1968 to form a single metropolitan government is un-
doubtedly the single most significant event in the public affairs
of this area in many years. Not only were the political and
administrative structures radically altered, but the effect on
the city's socio-economic system was perhaps equally as signifi-
cant. Economic activities expanded, and greater diversification
occurred, giving the entire area a relatively firm economic base.
In recent months, a joint venture to establish a $200 million
offshore power plant by Westinghouse and Tenneco has been announced,
It is scheduled to begin operations in 1976. By 1982, when the
plant will be fully operational, a projected $340 million will be
added annually to the local economy. The consolidated city/county
government was able to coordinate the negotiations with corporate
officials and assess the area-wide impact that such a major invest-
ment would cause in terms of all forms of public services.
4.1: Location, Demography, Geography, Climate
The consolidated government is located in the northeast corner
of the State of Florida and has a land area of 841 square miles,
the largest city area in the continental United States. It is
situated on the mouth of the St. John's River which empties into
the Atlantic Ocean, an ideal deep-water port location.
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The normal annual average temperature in Jacksonville is
69 F, ranging from a normal January average temperature of 56 F
to a normal July average temperature of 83 F. Normal maximum
mid-summer temperatures average about 91°F, while normal minimum
mid-winter temperatures average about 45 F. The normal annual
precipitation is 53.36 inches, with over half falling in the
four months from June through September. The average elevation
for the city is 18 feet.
The population of Jacksonville is 528,865 which makes it
the largest city in Florida and the second largest in the South
east. Minority groups, mostly blacks, represent 23 percent of
that total. The percentage of people from minority groups to
the total population has remained virtually unchanged for the
entire area over the past decade.
Recent projections of demographic data forecast a population
of 625,750 by 1980, an increase of 96,885 or 18 percent over the
current population. This incremental projection, made before
the announcement of the Westinghouse-Tenneco joint venture, may
nearly double to approximately 170,000 for a 700,000 population
by 1980 if the plant is constructed. The racial composition is
expected to remain very stable throughout the decade.
The median income in Jacksonville was $8,019 in 1970, re-
flecting a 25 percent increase in real income since 1960. This
trend is expected to continue through the 1970's which, if com-
bined with an estimated 3.5 percent annual inflation rate, would
result in a median income of $12,969 in 1980 dollars.
During the 1960's, two-thirds of all population gains were
registered in the close-in suburban areas of the north, east,
and southwest regions of the city. In 1970, about 75 percent
of the population lived in the urban core and five immediate
suburban sectors. During the 1970's, it is anticipated that
60 percent of the population growth will occur in the city's
outlying areas.
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The basic demographic characteristics of the City of Jackson-
ville are summarized in Table 4.
Major economic activities in the area include:
1. Food and Kindred Products, including meat, dairy, and
bakery products
2. Paper and Allied Products, including paperboard con-
tainers and boxes
3. Printing and Publishing, including commercial printing
4. Transportation Equipment
5. Chemical and Allied Products, including agricultural
chemicals
6. Stone, Clay, and Glass Products
7. Fabricated Metal Products, including fabricated
structural metal products
8. Machinery, excluding electrical
9. Primary Metal Industries
The civilian labor force in Jacksonville was estimated at
224,900 in January, 1973, with an unemployment rate of approxi-
mately 2.6 percent. This relatively low rate has remained stable
in recent years due to the area's expanding economy. The business
index for the city demonstrates the magnitude of economic growth,
e.g., a 17 percent increase in 1972, and more than a 100 percent
increase since 1965. Gross sales rose by $700 million to
$4.4 billion in 1972; in 1965 gross sales were less than $2.1
billion. The booming economy and the low unemployment rate are
major factors in the continued increases in real income.
4.2: Form of Government and Organization
The extremely rapid population growth that occurred in the
suburban areas of Jacksonville between 1950 and 1960 (a 155 per-
cent increase), combined with a 2 percent population decline in
the core city, was a major factor in the movement toward consoli-
dation. The accelerating pressures on the county government
for expanded public services, together with increasing financial
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TABLE 4:
JACKSONVILLE DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
Population
Year
Duval County
(including Jacksonville)
Jacksonville
1900
1940
1950
I960
1965 (estimate)
1970 (consolidated)
39,733
210,143
304,029
455,411
525,000
528,865
28,429
173,065
204,517
201,030
198,000
Median Age: 26.6 years
Labor Force: 225,000
Growth (1960-69) 16.2%
Land Area: 841 square miles (largest in continental U .S.)
Education:
Public Schools - 135
Higher Education Facilities - 6
Medical Facilities:
Hospitals • 11
# Beds : 2,154
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burden imposed on city residents by the shrinking tax base,
reached crisis proportions by the mid-1960's. During this
period, several specific problems developed which further
prompted leading citizens to organize, study, and promote a
major overhaul of the entire governmental structure of Jackson-
ville and Duval County. Among these problems were:
• disaccreditation of the city public schools
• indictment of several public officials
• increasing property deterioration in the core city
• high taxes in both city and county
• slowdown in economic growth
• inadequate water, sewer, sanitation, and fire
protection services in the county
• crime, traffic, air and water pollution.
A consolidation plan was developed in an effort to change
not just the office-holders, but also the entire governmental
structure since it was believed that the existing structure
was partly to blame for these accumulated problems. The plan
was considered, amended, and ratified by the Florida State
Legislature, and was approved by the area voters by a 2 to 1
majority in a 1967 referendum. Such overwhelming approval is
extremely rare in the history of consolidation efforts; many
such referenda have met with defeat. The new governmental system
was installed in 1968.
The elected leadership of the city consists of a mayor and
a 19-member City Council. Five of the councilmen are elected
at large and the remaining 14 are elected by council district.
The new system is a "strong mayor" form of local government
structure, with broad executive and appointive power vested in
the mayor. The mayor and council are elected for four-year
terms.
As chief executive, the mayor appoints the heads of the ten
city departments and the members of various city-wide boards
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such as the Air Pollution Control Board, the Water Quality Control
Board, and the HUD Advisory Board. All appointees are subject to
council approval. The mayor is directly responsible for the oper-
ation and administration of city services for the entire area.
The organization of the city government is illustrated in Figure
2.
The responsibility for solid waste management for the
core city is charged to the Sanitation Division of the Public
Works Department. The Utility Regulatory Board lets contracts
for provision of residential sanitation services to the area
outside of the core city. The organizational structure of the
Public Works Department is presented in Figure 3.
4.3: Solid Waste Management System History
Before the 1968 consolidation, the core city of Jacksonville
and the surrounding areas of Duval County had separate solid
waste management systems. The city's municipal collection agency
provided residential and some commercial collection, while the
county utilized a franchise system. The franchise system allowed
private collection firms to operate in designated areas of the
county, with little control by the county government over the
quality or costs of service. These firms made arrangements for
collection with the individual home owner, and were directly
responsible for the billing and collection of service charges.
Although all county residents were required to subscribe to
collection service, many residents refused to comply, preferring
to transport and dispose of their own solid waste. At one
point, of the 92,000 residences in the county, only 67,000 were
being serviced by collectors.
Although the franchise system had operated since the late
1950's, the county government had never developed an effective
enforcement mechanism for its regulation. Not only was illegal
dumping widespread, but the private firms often did not provide
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an adequate level of service in terms of frequency of collection
or disposal procedures. Many complaints were registered, but
little was done to improve the efficiency of the system.
Upon city/county consolidation, control over the private
collection and disposal operations was initially vested in the
City Council's Public Services Committee. The public municipal
collection agency, operating in the core city, still remained
under the jurisdiction of the Department of Public Works'
Division of Sanitation. However, it became clear that the
Public Services Committee lacked the necessary expertise in
this area. In September, 1970, this function was shifted to
the Water and Sewer Regulatory Board, later renamed the Utility
Regulatory Board.
At that time, solid waste collection in the old county
areas was still operated under the franchise system, since
the franchise agreements signed before consolidation did not
expire until December 31, 1972. A study report recommended that
the franchise arrangements be terminated when the contract expired;
and that the Utility Regulatory Board assume greater control over
this operation.-!'
On January 1, 1973, a new system was installed outside the
old core city. The county areas were divided into five solid
waste collection districts and collection service in each district
was contracted to a private firm. The Utility Regulatory Board
established a fixed annual rate per household ($33.50), a
specified level of service, and requested qualification bids
from private firms. Contract awards were made on the basis
of capability and financial solvency. Contracts were negotiated
for a six-year term, with the private firms required to post a
$50,000 performance bond. All billing and collection of service
Final Engineering and Management Report, Solid Waste Systems
Study, City of Jacksonville, Florida, May 1971, Project No.
69136, HUD No. FLA-USE-1.
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charges are handled by the Tax Collector; the private firms
receive monthly payments from the board. However, the board
may withhold payment if service is found to be unsatisfactory.
If the firm wishes to terminate the contract, it may do so upon
120 days notice without forfeiture of its performance bond. The
board is empowered to perform an annual review and audit of
each contractor's operations and financial status.
During this period of transition in the solid waste collection
area, the system in Urban Services District One, (the pre-con-
solidation City of Jacksonville) had undergone some equipment
and personnel changes in its manner of operation. Also, concep-
tual changes in the disposal system, and consequently, in the
collection system, were significant in the evolution to the
present public sector solid waste management system in USD-1.
The disposal system for USD-1 has always consisted of
land disposal techniques. However, not much thought was given
to potential water pollution problems until consolidation when
it was decided to improve the quality of all services in the city.
Jacksonville has since developed more effective operational pro-
cedures for wet landfilling and, in the past few years, has
been sampling runoff and ground water leachate from its mixed
refuse fills. Jacksonville has also been trying to achieve
stability of the cover material it places on its mixed refuse
fill because of a past history of erosion of cover due to winds
and rain. To alleviate the operational constraints linked to
wet landfilling, the USD-1 system has limited itself to operation
of only two mixed refuse fills. The other fills operated by the
city for USD-1 solid waste will accept only trash. The operational
constraints (e.g., need for compaction and cover stabilization)
at the trash sites are not as severe as at the mixed refuse site.
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The evolution of disposal site constraints has had an
effect on the collection system. The collection system has
consisted of conventional equipment (packers and open-body
trucks) and normal three-man crews (one driver and two collectors).
However, as the USD-1 public sector disposal site capability
was reducted after consolidation to only one mixed refuse site,—'
and three "trash only" sites, there has been some restructuring
of collection routes and residents are requested to segregate their
solid wastes into mixed wastes (including putrescibles and trash)
and trash only: Separate trash collections are offered and this
system appears to work effectively. This necessity for restruc-
turing routes and types of collection functions may have been
indirectly responsible for increasing efficiences in the USD-1
system, as evidenced by a gradual reduction in the amount of
equipment possessed by the Division of Sanitation. The division
has reduced the number of packer trucks from 75 in 1968, to 70 in
1970, and to 56 in 1S73. Similarly, the number of open body
trucks have been reduced from 37 in 1968, to 10 in 1970, and to
8 in 1973. The reduction in equipment is also due to availability
of newer and more efficient equipment, such as an increase in
the proportion of compacting to non-compacting trucks. The
collection system appears to be moving towards higher efficiency,
as a transfer station is now planned for USD-1 next year and
and for the densely populated southside area two years later.
The evolution of the USD-1 solid waste management system
to an effective and satisfactory collection service, but a
somewhat less satisfactory disposal system, can be attributed
to the fact that operation of the collection system has been
totally within the jurisdiction of the Division of Sanitation,
whereas the disposal system has been affected by outside agencies
factors, and regulations which are constantly being upgraded.
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The second mixed refuse site was opened on April 30, 1973.
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Sanitation Division management has possessed the qualities of
continuity, competence, and awareness of and familiarity with
the constant needs of the solid waste system. This has proven
effective in the collection and transportation of wastes. How-
ever, economic and regulatory constraints have forced Jacksonville
to search for methods of improving its landfill technique.
Natural physical conditions in the area (the high water table)
have created problems in the operation of a landfill to meet
new state criteria for "sanitary landfill" status. Attempts to
control potential pollution problems from its wet landfill,
along with planning for alternative disposal technologies,
indicate an awareness within the Jacksonville Department of
Public Works that alterations in its disposal system will be
necessary in the future. Administration and council support
is evidenced by the approval of funding for the first of the ten
year capital outlay program. To initiate the program, $3,116,000
will be made available to the Department of Public Works for
the purchase of a landfill site.
4.4: Agencies Impacting the Solid Waste System
There are agencies at the Federal, state, and local levels
which affect the solid waste management system in Jacksonville.
The private sector system is affected principally by the Jack-
sonville Utility Regulatory Board. The public sector system
is impacted by a variety of agencies, all connected with the
disposal operation managed by the Department o| Public Works!
Division of Sanitation.
4.4.1: Federal Level Agencies
Two Federal organizations have an effect on the solid waste
system in Jacksonville. First, the Environmental Protection
Agency, which aided the city in a planning role by funding
a solid waste systems study of Jacksonville in 1970, helped
Jacksonville to better plan the evolution of its system for
handling solid waste.
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Second, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) is now
under contract to the City of Jacksonville to monitor its mixed
refuse landfill. The role of the USGS is to test surface and
artesian water for possible contamination. The USGS is performing
measurements on:
Temperature
Hardness
Conductivity
BOD (Bio-chemical oxygen demand)
DO (Dissolved oxygen)
Chlorides
Turbidity
Heavy metals
Samples are being taken from the central pond at the mixed
refuse landfill for this purpose. Sufficient records have not
been compiled yet to permit a realistic evaluation of potential
pollution. These investigations were instigated by a large
fish kill in the area when a high DO level was experienced. Trace
metals such as iron and lead currently appear to be at a high
level as well. The USGS is trying to determine the lateral move-
ment of water in and around the landfill, and infiltration and
percolation tests are being carried out. The USGS has prepared
a hydrologic suitability study for locating landfills in the
area.
4.4.2: State Level Agencies
Solid waste collection, storage, and disposal in Jacksonville
are regulated by the Sanitary Code of the State of Florida. This
code was established by the State Board of Health, Division of
Health, Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services.
Basically, the State Code requires that putrescibles be stored in
a sanitary manner; that municipalities be responsible for collection
of garbage and rubbish; and, that disposal of wastes be accomplished
in a nuisance-free manner. The Florida State Department of Pollution
Control has defined the responsibility of operation and the
methods and techniques of operation for sanitary landfills.
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Approval from the State Board of Health is required for the
operation of a sanitary landfill in Florida.
4.4.3: Local Level Agencies
Utility Regulatory Board - Internal
The private sector solid waste management system (operating
in the solid waste districts) is under the supervision of the
Jacksonville Utility Regulatory Board. The board awards solid
waste service contracts for the five collection districts to pri-
vate contractors, each of which services an entire district.
Contract awards are made for six-year periods and are based on
contractor qualifications and financial solvency. Although
billings and collections are made by the Tax Collector, the
Utility Regulatory Board makes payments to the contractors on
a monthly basis. The board may withhold payments for unsatisfactory
service, and requires each contractor to post a $50,000 performance
bond. The board performs an annual review and audit of each con-
tractor's operations and financial status.
The public sector solid waste system in USD-1 is impacted
by the Jacksonville Area Planning Board, the Public Health
and the Bio-Environmental Services Divisions, and the local
Chapter 301 of the Laborers International Union of North
America.
Jacksonville Area Planning Board - Internal
The Jacksonville Area Planning Board is responsible for
regional planning in the area and, in this role, reviews alter-
native landfill sites proposed in Jacksonville. The comprehen-
sive plan to be prepared by this board will include proposed
zoning requirements throughout the city, and the board is respon-
sible for allocating industrial use areas, including those permis-
sible for waste disposal facilities and sites. All new proposed
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landfill locations are submitted to the board for review. Final
authority rests jointly with the mayor and the council.
Public Health Division and Bio-Environmental Services Division -
Internal
The Public Health Division and the Bio-Environmental Services
Division of the Health, Welfare, and Bio-Environmental Department
are responsible for monitoring the landfills and ensuring that
they are sanitary and operated in accordance with the State and
City Codes.
Laborers International Union of North America (AFL-CIO)-External
The Sanitation Division workers are currently represented
by the Laborers International Union of North America Local
301. Although some 70 percent of the workers were union members
as recently as 15 months ago, fewer than 10 percent now belong
to the union. Mismanagement by union leaders, mostly in the
form of inattention to worker needs, apparently caused this high
rate of attrition. Under new leadership, Local 301 is confident
of regaining its former members.
The union is currently engaged with the city in contract
negotiations for representation of the Public Works Department
blue collar workers, including the Sanitation Division. The
primary area of negotiation centers around fringe benefit issues,
including insurance provisions, and annual leave and sick leave
policies. The union is also concerned with job safety issues
and hopes to negotiate a 25 percent increase in base pay.
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SOLID WASTE SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS
The core city solid waste management system in Jacksonville,
Florida is administered by the Sanitation Division, one of four
divisions under direction of the Deputy Director of Public Works.
The; Chief of the Sanitation Division is appointed by the mayor
and is responsible for three principal areas of activity: gar-
bage and trash collection, street cleaning and curbs, and solid
waste disposal. Sanitation superintendents direct each of these
three functions and are aided by an assistant sanitation superin-
tendent and one or more sanitation supervisors. The organization
for the Sanitation Division is illustrated in Figure 4.
In addition to the three sanitation superintendents, a radio
dispatcher and equipment coordinator report directly to the
Sanitation Division Chief. The organization of the office of
the Chief of the Sanitation Division is presented in Figure 5.
This chapter describes the solid waste management activities
performed in Jacksonville's Urban Service District One. Mixed
refuse collection, street cleaning, and disposal activities
are discussed separately. The critical aspects of personnel
management, equipment needs, and financing of the system are
described in discrete sections. The efficiency and productivity
of the Jacksonville solid waste management system are evaluated
and discussed.
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS--'SANITATION DIVISION
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DIVISION CHIEF
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FIGURE 4: SANITATION DIVISION ORGANIZATION
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DISPATCHER
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CLERK HI
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CUSTODIAN II
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SUPERVISION
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CLERK III
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5.1: Collection Services
5.1.1: Authorization
The State of Florida has established a Sanitary Code under
the State Board of Health, Division of Health, Department of
Health and Rehabilitative Services. The specific requirements
of this code as it relates to solid waste collection are:
170C-10.03 Garbage storage and Collections. — Garbage
shall be retained in water-tight receptacles of imper-
vious material which are provided with tight fitting
covers suitable to protect the contents from flies,
insects, rats and other animals. Garbage collection
shall be made at such intervals and collection equip-
ment shall be of such design as meets the approval of
the board.
General Authority 381.031 (1) (g) 3 FS Law Implemented
381.031 (1) (g) 3 FS
170C-10.04 Collection and disposal responsibilities —
(1) Municipalities shall be responsible for providing
an adequate, efficient and sanitary system of collecting,
transporting and disposing of garbage and rubbish from
all buildings and establishments creating garbage or
rubbish throughout .the municipality in a manner approved
by the board.
(2) Persons, firms, corporations and other governmental
bodies or agencies providing garbage collection, and/or
disposal services to any person, place or establishment
shall manage such service in a completely nuisance free
manner as provided herein.
General Authority 381.031 (1) (g) 3 FS Law Implemented
381.031 (1) (g) 3 FS, 381.271 FS, 381.211 FS, 386. FS
The City of Jacksonville has sections of its own ordinance
code which also define solid waste management responsibilities.
These are found in Chapters 616 and 617 of the Ordinance Code of
the City of Jacksonville which specify "Garbage Collection Regula-
tions" and "Waste Collection and Disposal Service by Contractors"
respectively. The "Garbage. Collection Regulations" define differ-
ent types of solid waste; specify that subscription to waste
collection services is mandatory; describe waste storage and
containerization requirements, specify the handling of yard,
industrial, pathological, and hazardous wastes, and prescribe
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the penalties for violating these regulations. The "Waste
Collection and Disposal Service by Contractors" chapter defines
different types of solid waste, the residential and commercial
facilities that are generators of solid waste, and the compen-
sation paid to contractors by the city for collection and
disposal services; describes the waste collection and disposal
service charge; specifies the boundaries of the collection
districts to be serviced by each contractor; outlines the pro-
cedure for award of waste collection and disposal contracts;
and identifies the standard of service to be provided by the
contractors. These two chapters of the Jacksonville Ordinance
Code ai*e presented in Appendix A.
A subsequent amendment to the section on contractor services
specified the requirements of a $50,000 performance bond to
be posted by private contractors. Subsequently, cash deposits
have been accepted in lieu of the performance bond. Another
amendment affecting private contractor services requires the
Utility Regulatory Board to review the contracts with private
collectors and to be responsible, via the tax collector, for
billing and collecting service charges from the General Service
District. (GSD) residents. Currently, the payment to the private
collectors for solid waste collection is $33.50 per dwelling unit
per year. The core city of Jacksonville (Urban Service District -
1) has no such separate charge for solid waste services, as
its source of revenue for this purpose is the General Fund.
The regulations and ordinances governing solid waste services
in Jacksonville are summarized in Table 5 and presented in detail
in Appendix A.
5.1.2: Structure and Organization
For collection functions, the consolidated City of Jacksonville
has been divided into five Urban Services Districts and one General
Services District. The first Urban Services District is the old
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TABLE 5
SOLID WASTE REGULATIONS & ORDINANCES
Date
Title
Coverage
B/8/7Z
8/25/7Z
9/26/72
10/10/72
10/12/72
10/12/72
10/13/72
10/13/72
10/13/72
10/27/72
3/27/73
3/27/73
Chapter 519,
Jacksonville
Ordinance Code
Chapter 616, .
Garbage Collec-
tion Reputations
Jacksonville
Ordinance Code
Chapter 617
Waste Collectior
and Disposal
Service by
Contractors,
Jacksonville
Ordinance
Code
Ordinance
72-828-416
Ordinance
72-1036-444
Ordinance
72-1239-552
Ordinance
72-1041-446
Ordinance
72-1039-447
Ordinance
72-1043-449
Ordinance
72-1045-450
Ordinance
72-1139-564
Ordinance
73-285-100
Ordinance
73-270-B6
Providing for the disposal of garbage; providing definitions, a disposal pro.
crdurc, rates (or deposit of garbage, hours when dupusits are permitted
and penalties for violations thereof; providing an effective date.
Regulations specifying: requirement for subscription to solid waste service
garbage snd trash container location and requirements; cleaning of rooms
and refrigerators used for storage of garbage; disposal of yard trash,
dangerous materials, garbage, and pathological waste; collection of buildinp
materials and industrial waste; penalty, citations, and fine schedule for
non-compliance; and enforcement and issuance of citations.
Providing for residential waste collection and disposal service to all resi-
dential premises in the city, except within the urban services districts, by
contract, to be administered and inforced by the Utility Regulatory Board;
providing for some commercial waste collection and disposal service by
contract; establishing procedures for the award of such contracts; providing
standards of residential waste collection service; providing for the establish
meet of an annual waste collection and disposal service charge and for
collection thereof by the tax collector or by enforcement of a lien against
the property benefited by the service; repealing the jurisdiction of the
Utility Regulatory Board over certificates of public convenience and neces-
sity for garbage collection systems; amending chapters 2, 60, 616 and 620
of the ordinance code of the city in various respects relating to the fore-
going subjects; providing an effective date .
An ordinance amending Section 617.403 of the ordinance code specifying the
requirements for obtaining a permit to be exempt from the required waste
collection and disposal service required by chapter 617; providing penalties;
providing an effective date.
An ordinance amending the ordinance code of the city by adding Section
617.311, providing for garbage service by city forces if the city is unable
to negotiate contracts for. the provision of residential waste collection and
disposal services pursuant to Part 3, Chapter 617; providing an effective
dale.
An ordinance amending Section 617.309 (e) of the ordinancecode of the city,
relating to performance bonds for city garbage contractors, by providing
for such bonds to be subject to cancellation upon at least one hundred twenty
days.prior written notice to the city; and by providing for cash deposits in
lieu of performance bonds; providing an effective date.
An ordinance amending Section 617.309 of the ordinance code by adding a
new subsection (1) reo airing the Utility Regulatory Board to review the
measure of contract compensation paid to contractors performing residen-
tial waste collection and disposal services pursuant to chapter. 617 during
the third quarter of the 1973 calendar year; providing an effective date.
An ordinance establishing a waste collection and disposal charge for the
1973 calendar year pursuant to Section 617.201 of the ordinance code.
An ordinance appropriating waste collection and disposal service charge
revenues for the purpose of paying the cost of providing residential waste
collection and disposal services pursuant to Chapter 617; providing an
eflectiv date.
An ordinance amending Section 617.308 of the ordinance code so as to
provide for an expiration date for offers to contract for waste collection
and disposal services; providing an effective date.
An ordinance amending Chapter 617 of the ordinance code, relating to
residential waste collection and disposal service, by postponing the effective
date of liens for failure to pay charges for such service by one year, by
revising the date upon which interest commences to accrue, and by repeal-
ing pc ilties for a late payment; repealing Ordinance 72-1042-448 relating
to pen.-.lties for late payment of such charges; providing an effective date.
An ordinance amending Section 617.203 to authorize and direct the tax
collector to make certain corrections in statements and liens, including
cancellation thereof, for waste collection and disposal service; adding
Section 617.403.5, providing for exemption from payment of residential
waste collection service charges for certain low-income elderly persons;
providing an effective date.
An ordinance extending the date for filing applications for exemption from
residential waste collection service pursuant to chapter 617, with respect
to the 1973 calendar year only; providing an effective date.
Reproduced from
best available copy.
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City of Jacksonville. The other four Urban Services Districts
are Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, Jacksonville Beach, and Baldwin,
The five collection areas in the General Services District divide
the remaining consolidated portion of Duval County roughly on
the basis of equal populations. The city continues to provide
its own collection services to Urban Services District-One., but
has contracted to private collectors for sanitation services
for the remainder of the General Services District.
The garbage and trash collection activity of the Division
of Sanitation is directed by a Sanitation Superintendent,
assisted by an Assistant Sanitation Superintendent. Reporting
to the superintendents are six Sanitation Supervisors, three
responsible for residential collection, one for daytime commercial
collection, one for rubble collection, and one for night commer-
cial/industrial collection. This structure is illustrated in
Figure 6.
5.1.3: Level and Type of Service
The garbage and trash collection function of the Division
of Sanitation is responsible for the collection of garbage,
rubbish, yard refuse, ashes, bulky wastes, and construction
wastes only from residential sources. The division does not
collect abandoned vehicles (a Police Department responsibility)
or animal, agricultural, and sewage treatment wastes. Dead
animals are the responsibility of the Street Cleaning and Curbs
Section.
The Division of Sanitation serves 38 square miles which
include 58,000 residential stops and 8,540 commercial and
industrial stops. There are approximately 70 residential and
14 commercial routes. Each residential route has an average of
806 stops and each commercial route has an average of 286 stops.
Each residential route requires the trucks to travel a distance
of 50 miles, and while commercial routes are 60 miles long, both
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route types take approximately six hours to complete. This time
includes two trips a day to a landfill site with an average one-way
haul distance of 11 miles which takes 22 minutes.
Collection is performed utilizing 20 cubic yard packer
trucks and 13 cubic yard open-top, non-compacting trucks. Both
are manned by one driver and two collectors, but the driver
does not assist in collecting wastes. Collection is made only
from containers or localized wastes placed on the curbside so
that the distance from the truck to the storage point is seldom
more than 10 feet. If convenient, both sides of the street are
collected simultaneously. The collectors may ride or walk
between stops. The average collection time per stop is estimated
at slightly below 20 seconds. One reason for this low collection
time per stop is the use of plastic and paper bags by approximately
40 percent of the residents serviced.
Collection functions are structured so that separate collection
services are performed for:
• Mixed refuse
• Trash
• Bulky items (called rubble by the city)
Mixed refuse is defined to be all wastes generated within a
dwelling unit, putrescibles and non-putrescibles, but excluding
bulky items as defined below. Trash is defined to be all
non-putrescible, non-bulky wastes generated within a residence
and on its surrounding lot. Bulky items include construction and
demolition debris. The manner in which collection service is
performed for each of these waste categories is described below.
5.1.4: Manpower/Equipment Allocation
A total staff of 206 men is involved in the collection
function in Jacksonville. This includes one superintendent, one
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assistant superintendent, six supervisors, three equipment
operator I's, 56 truck drivers, and 139 helpers. The manpower
allocation is presented in Table 6. The multiple use of these
personnel for different collection activities causes some
overlapping, so that the totals shown in Table 6 may not sum to
the numbers shown in any row or column. The reason for this
overlapping is explained in more detail in the "Collection
Schedule" section below.
Equipment allocation is also given in Table 6. Again,
multiple use of collection equipment for different collection
activities accounts for the fact that the equipment total on
this chart is not the sum of all the equipment listed. Also,
the total number of packers listed on the chart (45) is less
than the actual number of packers (56) owned by the city. The
city has been gradually reducing the number of vehicles as its
collection system grows more efficient, resulting in a slight
surplus of older packers. Also, a number of standby vehicles
are required to permit packers to be taKen out of operation for
regular maintenance and are used as emergency replacements.
5.1.5: Collection Schedule
Collections from residential sources are performed during
daytime and only curb-side service is provided. Where back
alleys exist, service is provided on these lanes as well.
All mixed solid waste (putrescible organics and trash) that can
be containerized are collected twice weekly, on a Monday - Thursday
or Tuesday - Friday basis. Thirty-seven crews work on Monday,
but only 35 are used on Thursday when solid waste loads are
expected to be less and crews can cover a longer route. Similarly,
while 35 crews work on Tuesday, only 34 crews are required on
Friday. The Tuesday - Friday schedule includes one alley route
which is serviced on both days. On Wednesday, all residential
containerized collection crews and equipment are utilized for
"rubble" or trash pick-up. This excludes putrescible matter and
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TABLE 6: TOTAL MANPOWER AND EQUIPMENT ALLOCATION FOR URBAN SERVICE DISTRICT ONE
— «^^unction
Personnel— ^ »^__
Laborer
Driver
Equipment Operator
Supervisor
Clerical /Secretarial
Dispatcher
Equipment coordinator
Management
TOTALS
Equipment — _^__^^
Packer (20 cubic yards)
Open Bed Truck (13 cubic yards)
. Clamshell Front End Loader
Mechanical Sweeper
Pick-up Truck
Street Vacuum
Sand Truck
Mixed
Refuse
87
36
—
3
—
—
—
—
126
36
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—
—
—
—
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Trashi'
87
36
—
3
—
—
—
—
126
36
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—
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16
6
3
1
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26
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8
3
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Day
24
10
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1
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35
19
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12
4
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17
4
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and Curbs
27
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5
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41
1
8
3
2
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21
7
30
8
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2
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1
9
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Totals -1
188
63
42
19
4
2
1
1
320
45 6-'
9
3
8
3
2
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TABLE 6: (CONT'D.)
TABLE NOTES
\_l Allocations derived from organization chart and do not precisely reflect
the true system.
j2/ Trash or "rubble" crews are composed of mixed refuse crews on the
Wednesday trash collection .
^/ Bulky item pick up crews work a regular work week and augment trash
collection crews on Wednesday. They are on a task incentive system
similar to that enjoyed by the regular ~mixed refuse and trash collection,
crews.
4/ One maid assigned to the administration offices .
5/ These totals do not include the trash column because of the dual nature
of the mixed refuse and trash collection crews.
6/ The city currently owns 56 twenty-yard packer trucks. The total along
~~ this line is based on 36 daytime mixed refuse crews and 9 daytime
commercial crews. Night commercial crews are not included.
7/ Eight of these nine men are formally classified as truck drivers but
they operate mechanical sweepers .
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includes all wastes that cannot be practically containerized.
Thus, from 34 to 37 crews are available for this purpose on
Wednesday. In addition, the city operates six "rubble" routes
on Monday and Thursday and seven "rubble" routes on Tuesday
and Friday. These crews continue "rubble" collection on Wednes-
day, resulting in a total of 41 "rubble" collection crews that
are available on Wednesday. As is evident from the varying number
of routes on each day, there is considerable interchangeability
in crew allocation. For example, on Tuesday there is one less
containerized refuse collection route than on Monday, but one
more "rubble" or uncontainerized trash collection route than on
Monday, one crew being shifted from one type of collection
activity to another. Thus, greater efficiency in the system is
achieved by multiple use of crews and equipment according to
actual needs.
Collection from commercial and industrial sources is pro-
vided seven days a week, with each service point receiving an
average of four pick-ups per week. On Monday through Friday,
nine commercial routes are operated in the daytime, and four
routes are operated at night. In addition, two commercial
routes are operated on Saturday and four routes on Sunday, both
in the daytime. As with residential service, the Sanitation
Division has tried to optimize its use of crews and equipment
through multiple crew assignments. The crews and equipment
that work the two Saturday commercial routes work on a Saturday-
to-Wednesday, five-day per week basis, converting on Monday and
Tuesday to containerized residential collection crews. This
accounts for the two extra containerized residential crews on
Monday and Tuesday, as compared to the number of containerized
residential collection crews operating on Thursday and Friday.
The additional two commercial collection crews which start
work on Sunday and work on a Sunday-to-Thursday, five-day per
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week basis are used to supplement any absenteeism that may
occur Monday through Thursday on the other daytime collection
routes.
This scheduling is listed in Table 7, and illustrates the
complexity of the Jacksonville system. The number and distribution
of routes shown is not constant because of varying manpower and
equipment availability and actual needs on any one day. The
manpower/equipment allocation schema can certainly be described
as flexible in nature.
5.1.6: Quality of Service
Although complaint data records are not maintained, the
quality of service appears to be satisfactory. It was estimated
that in 1972 an average of 50 service complaints were received
per day. This has been reduced to an average of only 10
complaints per day (less than .03 percent), mostly for missed
pick-ups. The length of time from notification to rectification
of a problem is eight hours or less. A collection vehicle is
normally sent back the same day the complaint is received. Com-
plaints are received centrally at the Division of Sanitation.
5.2: Efficiency of the System
Accurate data on the quantities of various types of solid
wastes collected in USD-1 were not available, as no scales were
in operation at any of the sites. However, scales are now being
installed and an accurate account of the quantity of wastes being
disposed will be kept in the future. Present estimates of waste
quantities are based upon a 1970 study of the city solid waste
management system with projections of an increase in solid waste
generation of five percent per year.
A description of USD-1 parameters, of the waste amounts gener-
ated therein, of the collection and disposal system, and the
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TABLE 7: URBAN SERVICE DISTRICT ONE COLLECTION SCHEDULE
Days
Crew Allocation
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
4 Commercial in Daytime
37 Residential in Daytime
9 Commercial in Daytime
4 Commercial at Night
6 Rubble pick-up routes in Daytime
35 Residential in Daytime
1 Residential alley route in Daytime
9 Commercial in Daytime
4 Commercial at Night
7 Rubble pick-up routes in Daytime
9 Commercial routes in Daytime
4 Commercial routes at Night
41 Rubble pick-up routes in Daytime
35 Residential in Daytime
9 Commercial in Daytime
4 Commercial at Night
6 Rubble routes in Daytime
33 Residential in Daytime
9 Commercial in Daytime
1 Residential alley route in Daytime
4 Commercial at Night
7 Rubble routes in Daytime
2 Commercial in Daytime
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costs of these systems is presented in Table 8, along with various
ratios used to measure the cost and productivity efficiencies
of the system.
As is evident from Table 8, the solid waste management
system in Jacksonville exhibits fairly normal characteristics
in the amount of wastes generated, collection parameters and ratios,
and costs of operation. The waste generation rate is what would
be expected for a southern heavy foliage area. The curb-side
collection service helps to keep collection costs at a reasonable
level. The frequency of residential collection is actually quite
high as the residents receive not only the twice-a-week refuse
service, but also once-a-week trash and bulky pick-up service.
Crew sizes are at the level of three men per truck and the
average work day is comparable with other major cities which
operate on a task incentive basis. The wages for laborers and
drivers are low compared to northern and west coast cities,
uut comparable to those of other Florida cities. Collection
costs are at a reasonable level. The costs for collecting mixed
refuse, trash, and bulky items in USD-1 from residential units
only is estimated to be $30.11 per residential unit per year,
which is slightly lower than the $33.50 per residential unit
per year charged by private sector contractors in the General
Services District. However, the private sector must pay disposal
fees at the landfill sites which, at $2.50 per ton and a household
generation rate of 1.79 tons per year, results in disposal costs
of $4.48 per dwelling unit per year. Hence, the collection
cost to customers of the private sector is $29.03 per dwelling
unit per year. It is difficult to compare the costs in the GSD
and USD-1 because the USD-1 system provides service to 8,540
commercial units (a service for which private contractors charge
separately in the GSD) and also provides street cleaning
service (a service not provided in the General Services District).
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TABL.
EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY DATA FOR JACKSONVILLE USD-1
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No. of Resid. or Comm. Units 2/
Street Miles
Alley Miles
Area fsq. mi. )
Pop. density fpeo/sq. mi. )
Annual Amounts Collected 3/
Lbs./unit/wk
Lbs. /person/day
Point of Collection
Freq. of Collection
Type of Storage Container
Avg. Dist. to Disp. Site 2/
Avg. Miles Driven/truck/day 5/
Avg. Hours worked/day
Direct men
Crews
Crew Size
Trucks
Avg. wages and fringe for laborers
Avg. wages and fringe for drivers
Stops /Crew/ Day
Tons /Crew /Day
Coll. Cost/unit/vr.
Coll. Cost/person/yr.
Coll. Cost/ton/yr.
Total Coll. Cost/yr. Q(
Type & No. of Disp. Sites
Total Disp. Cost/yr. ?/
Total Cost/yr.
Coll. Expense as % of tot. Exp.
Coll. labor expense as % of tot. Coll.
Coll. ec^uip. expense as % of tot. Coll.
Proc. & Disp. p.xpt:ns<; as % of tot. cxp.
J'roc. fi Di.'ip. l;ibor fxpciszic n s % of
Mixed
Refuse
Trash
Bulky
Street
Cleaning
Commercial/
Industrial
180,000
58,000 8540
NA
NA
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88,489
58.7
2.7
21,190
14.1
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26,000
17.2
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curb-side
2/week
I/week
Optional-/
None Needed
3,120
2.1
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streets,
sidewalks
59,154
266.41
curb-side
4 /week
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10
141
6
123
36
3.4
36
6
123
36
3.4
36
8
25
9
2.8
11
$458/mo.
$569/mo.
806
11.8
$ 20.02
:$ 6.45
5 13.12
$1,160,915.76
11.3
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ii 13.70 '
$290,228.11
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li 1.64
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$294,948.11
8
36
9
4
14
$492/mo.
$582/mo.
1.333
$ 7.47
$ 2.41
$ 138.85
$433,203.82
6
50
14
3.6
13
$458/mo.
$569/mo.
610
11.6
$ 69.07
$ 3.28
S 9.97
$589,896.22
Landfill - 5
$320,150.00
$3,089,342.85
89.6
69.8
31.2
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TABLE 8; (CONT'D.)
ASSUMPTIONS AND COMMENTS
-'Extrapolated from 1960 and 1965 population figures for the
old City of Jacksonville.
2 I
—'Estimated by Sanitation Division.
3/
—'Based on operational data supplied by Sanitation Division
management.
4/
—'Size is limited to a maximum container size of 30 gallons.
The number of containers is not limited.
—'Based on two trips per day to the landfill site and a fuel
consumption rate of 1.5 miles per gallon.
—'Based on the total division expenditures, less disposal costs
and $320,150 paid toy the collection function to the disposal
function for services rendered. Street cleaning is a distinct
cost center and expenses for this operation were taken directly
from the Fiscal Year 1972-1973 Budget with a calculated fraction
of administrative costs added in (based on street sweeping man-
power to total division manpower).
The cost allocation to the different collection functions, ex-
cluding street sweeping, was made by first allocating the
administrative expenses to the total collection function with
the manpower ratio, and then factoring this sum using the ratios
of manpower assignments to the total collection manpower.
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—'The value entered here is the charge to the collection operation
by the disposal operation for the waste collected by city forces,
It is not the cost of the disposal operation which, when
administrative expenses are proportionally included, is $981,034,
It is noted that the USD-1 public sector disposal sites accept
wastes from all sources for a fee and the disposal site
loading is far.in excess of the city collection.
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Thus, the actual total cost of residential solid waste removal
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USD-1 is $37.58 per residential unit per year, if street cleaning
and commercial pick-up activities are included. The collection
cost per commercial unit is $69.07 per year.
5.3: Street Cleaning
The Street Cleaning and Curbs Section of the Division of
Sanitation is directed by a Sanitation Superintendent, assisted
by one Assistant Sanitation Superintendent and one Sanitation
Supervisor. Reporting to these supervisors are two labor fore-
men, each of whom supervises four truck drivers and 13 to 14
helpers. An Equipment Operator I also reports to both labor
foremen. The organization of the street cleaning and curbs
activity is shown in Figure 7.
The city possesses eight mechanical brooms, two street vacuums,
three pick-up trucks, and one 13 cubic yard open-bed truck for
street cleaning purposes. These are used to cover different parts
of Urban Services District One, except at the end of each day when
one main spot is chosen for a major clean-up effort and all equip-
ment and manpower are concentrated there.
The responsibilities of the Street Cleaning and Curb
Section include dead animal pick-up, roadside clean-up, offstreet
parking sweeping, mechanical street sweeping, and litter container
placement. This section's truck drivers are used to operate
the mechanical brooms and street vacuums. Four helpers are used
to drive pick-up trucks to collect dead animals from the street
right-of-way. The remaining helpers are used to clean the side-
walks and roads of litter.
5.4: Disposal Methods
The disposal system in Jacksonville consists entirely of
landfills, five operated by the city and five operated by the
private sector. Incineration has been virtually excluded because
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FIGURE 7: URBAN SERVICE DISTRICT ONE - STREET CLEANING & CURBS ORGANIZATION
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of relatively high costs and, more recently, because of stringent
air pollution control legislation. However, since most of Jackson-
ville is at or very close to sea level, the area experiences a
high water table and any form of landfilling or excavation requires
consideration of this problem.
The sanitary landfill and trash disposal sites now in operation
or in the planning stage in the City of Jacksonville are summarized
in Table 9.
5.4.1: Authorization and Regulation
The Environmental Health Branch of the Jacksonville Public
Health Division has the responsibility for monitoring the operation
of sanitary landfills and trash disposal sites in the City of
Jacksonville under a contract agreement with the Florida State
Department of Pollution Control. The Florida State Department
of Pollution Control is responsible for enforcement of the pro-
visions of Chapter 10D - R of The Sanitary Code of Florida (which
responsibilities were recently transferred to it from the Florida
Division of Health). The relevant portions of this chapter are
presented in Table 10 which also includes state rules for
operation of sanitary landfills.
In addition to the State Code, the Public Health Division
has responsibility for enforcement of Chapter 618 of the City
Health Code (Ordinance #71-492-196, Section 1) with respect to
the disposal of garbage and refuse in the City of Jacksonville.
A procedure has been developed for potential site review by
various agencies including: Planning Board, Bio-Environmental
Services Division, Utility Regulatory Board, Public Works
Department, U.S. Geological Survey, and others who would have
some type of interest in the establishment and operation of
sanitary landfills. After review by these various agencies,
each application is formally submitted to the City Council
for final approval and issuance of the appropriate certification.
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TABLE 9: JACKSONVILLE LANDFILLS
01
HAME: City Landfill
LOCATION: Old Imeson Airport off Cun Club Road
(iri.CATUR: City o[ Jacksonville
DfMPIKG: City, general public, Sanitary Garbage Service, Oceanway Garbage Service
TYl'IC MATERIAL ACCEPTED: Garbage, trnsh, rubbish and tiros
APPROXIMATE OPERATIONAL LIFE: One year
PROBLEM AREAS: Potential ground and stream pollution, cover material oust be
hauled, and equipment shortage.
NOTE: Land owned by Del Webb.
K."v!E: City Trash Dump
LOCATION: Plcketvllle Road .
OI'KIIVTOR: City of Jacksonville
Ol"iPlKG: City mid ycneral public
TV!1': 1IATERIAL ACCEPTED: Trash, rubbish, chemical waste, tires, appliances, Junk cars
ArP;..lXUIATE OPERATIONAL LIFE: Late 1974
FWi'.LEM AUEAS: Mone
NAME: City Trash Dump
LOCATION: Stetson Road
OPF.r-ATOR: City of Jacksonville
DlviriuG: City and general public
TYPK MATERIAL ACCEPTED: Trash, rubbish, tires and appliances
APi'ROXUIATE OPERATIONAL LITE: Two years
PROBLEM AREAS: None
KAME: City Trash Dump
IOCATION: Sandier Road
Ol'KKATOR: City c Jacksonville
DuMPING: CUy and general public
TYPE MATERIAL ACCEPTED: Trash, rubbish, tires am! appliances
APPROXIMATE OPERATIONAL LIFE: Three - four years
PROBLEM AREAS: Illegal dumping
HVIS: Jacksonville Beach Landfill
LOCATION: 9th Street — South Jacksonville Beach
CURATOR: City of Jacksonville lieacli
DIPPING: Jacksonville Beach, Neptune- Beach, Atlantic Beach, Waste Control
Service ami Commercial business.
TV;1.7. KATERLNL ACCELTED: C.irbage, trush and rutblsh
.V7F.OXTr.ATIv OPERATIOIiAL LIFE: Three - four months
bUJI AREAS: Inadequate cover material
KAME: Waste Control Landfill
LOCATION: Sunbeam Road
OPERATOR: Waste Management, Inc.
PUXPTNG: Refuse Service, Jax. Waate Control, A & N Garbage Co.
TYI'E MATERIAL ACCEPTED: Garbage, rubbish and trash
APPROXIMATF. OPERATIONAL LIFE: Seven - eight years (228 acres)
PUOULEM AREAS: Potential seepage frcra garbage cells to ground and surface waters.
NAME: Sanitary Garbage Curvlcc Landfill
LOCATION: Wlnton Drive
OPKKATOK: Snnttary Cnrbafge Service
DIIHPINC: Sanitary (Mrba^.u Service
TYI'i; HATKRTAI. ACCKITKI): Trash and rubbish only (Ho Garbage)
APPROXIMATE OPEKAT10NAL LIFE: Out- nnd n hnlf years
I'HOUI.LII Ait'CAS: Nun compliance with Chapter 618 City Health Code. Stre«a pollution.
tlo cover dirt available. Sanitary Garbage Service lease has expired.
NOTE: Public Health Division recommended that the City seek approv.il to complete
the filling of this borrow pit as soon as possible. April 6. 1973 engineer-
ing plans submitted by City for certification as a tra^h dunp.
NAME: CarboK.e Collectors, Inc. Landfill
LOCATION: Hammond Boulevard & Crystal Springs Road
OPERATOR: Garbage Collectors, Inc.
DUMPING: Garbage Collectors, Inc., City of Baldwin, Private business on contract
TYPE MATERIAL ACCEPTED: Garbage, trash, rubbish, demolition material
APPROXIMATE OPERATIONAL LIFE: Four - five years.
PROBLEM AREAS: Ground water and stream pollution, lack of cover and equipment.
NAME: Refuse Service, Inc. Landfill
LOCATION: 6400 Block of Rlcker Road
OPERATOR: Waste Management, Inc.
DUMPING: Waste Management, Inc., Waste Control, Westside Sanitary Service
TYPE MATERIAL ACCEPTED: Garbage, rubbish and tfcash
APPROXIMATE OPERATIONAL LIFE: One year
PROBLEM AREAS: None
NOTE: Application and plan received to extend landfill to adjacent borrow pit
to southeast.
PROPOSED
KAME: Refuse Service, Inc.
LOCATION: 6600 Illuck Kicker Road
OPKKATOR: Refuse Service, Incorporated
DUMPING: Refuse Service, Inc. and Waste Control
TYPE MATERIAL ACCEPTED: Garbage, trash and rubbish
APPROXIMATE OPENING DATE: 1974
APPROXIMATE OPERATIONAL LIFE: Four years (42 acres on site)
PROPOSED
NAME: Jacksonville Beach
LOCATION: Off 9th Street, South Jacksonville Beach
OPERATOR: Jacksonville Beach
DUMPING: Neptune Beach, Atlantic Beach, Jacksonville Beach
and Waste Control and commercial business.
TYPE MATERIAL ACCEPTED: Garbage, trash, and rubbish
APPROXIMATE OPENING DATE: Lage 1973 (If approved)
APl'KOXEiVTE OPERATIONAL LIFE: Five years — longer If Incinerator provided.
MAI-IE: Rondcttc Lake
LOCATION: Ft. Caroline Road
OPERATOR: City of Jacksonville
AUTHORIZED DUMPING: City of Jacksonville, A & N Garbage Co.
TYPF. MATERIAL ACCEPTED: Garbage, trash and rubbish
OPINING DATE: May 1973 ,
Al'PKOXEiATE OPERATIONAL LIFE; Less than one year
general public
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TABLE 10: THE SANITARY CODE OF FLORIDA - CHAPTERS ON SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
17QC-10.06 Disposal of garbage and rub-
bish.—
(1) Garbage, offul. dead animals and ma-
' nure, or rubbish mixed with garbage, offal, dead
animals and manure; or any combination there-"
of, shall be disposed of by incineration, burial,
sanitary landfill or other method approved by
the board. Such materials shall not be disposed
of by being placed in any natural or artificial
bolly of water or on the water shed of any sur-
face public water supply; nor within one-half
mile of any habitation or place of business
where it may become a sanitary nuisance or
menace to health through the breeding of flies
and/or harboring of rodents; nor shall such
material be dumped on or upon public highway,
road or alley of this state or within one-half
mile of such public highway, road or alley or
other place except when said material has been
rendered completely stable by a process ap-
proved by the board. The responsibility for dis-
posal of dead animals, etc., shall be carried out
at the owner's expense.
(2) Sanitary landfills, incinerators, com-
y, posting operations.and any other garbage and
Cn rubbish disposal or stablizing method or de-
vice shall be maintained, and operated in a
sanitary nuisance free manner.
(3) No food or food products of any kind
incorporated into garbage or otherwise de-
posited at a garbage disposal area or operation.
of any type shall be recovered and utilized for
human consumption.
General Authority 381.031 (1) (g) J FS Law Implemented
331.031 (1) (g) 3 FS. 386. FS
170C-10.07 Sanitary landfills.—
(1) Responsibilities—
(a) Counties and mosquito control districts
participating in the state arthropod control
program and which operate or propose to oper-
ate one, or more, sanitary landfills, shall com-
ply with provisions of Chapter 388 F.S. and
all applicable provisions of this chapter.
(b) Counties, municipalities, individuals,
corporations or organizations not subject to
the requirements of Chapter 388 F.S. which
operate or propose to operate, one, or more,
sanitary landfills, shall comply with all appli-
cable provisions of this chapter. They shall
submit to the local health department of the
county in which the landfill operation is pro-
posed, an operational work plan including a
map showing proposed work locations.
(c) Following receipt of the proposed oper-
ational work plan from the local health de-
partment, the board will review said plan and
make such field investigations deemed neces-
sary prior to approval, or disapproval, of the
proposal. Approval by the board shall be re-
ceived before operations are initiated.
(d) Landfill site locations may be changed
at any time provided no radical change is made
from the original plan and local health depart-
ment approval is obtained prior to re-locating.
(2) Operations—Topography of Florida is
such that sites which vary from high dry
ground to low lying ponded areas must be
utilized for landfill operations. When working
in watered areas the trench or pit should be
kept de-watered during operating periods.
(a) A separate disposal area shall be pro-
vided for rubbish. This material may be
burned only when atmospheric conditions are
satisfactory and no nuisance will result from
such burning in accordance with local health
department recommendations.
(b). Separate trenches shall be provided for
the disposal of offal and dead animals' and for
the disposal of sewage sludge from septic tanks
and other sources. Material in such trenches
shall be covered with six (5) inches of earth at
the end of each day. The final covering of such
trenches shall consist of at least a twenty-four
(24) inch depth of sand, sandy loam or similar
cover materials. A lesser depth of other soil
types may be permitted following approval of
the board.
(c) The site of operations shall be easily
accessible by trucks and cars. An all-weather
road shall be maintained at all times to the
location where garbage is dumped.
(d) Garbage shall be disposed of by com-
pacting and all exposed surfaces of the com-
pacted materials shall be covered with earth
to form a closed cell at the end of each day's
operation.
(e) The face of the working fill shall be
kept as narrow-as- is consistent with proper
operation of trucks and equipment in order
that the area of waste material exposed during
the operating day will be minimized.
(f) Burning of garbage prior to covering
shall not be permitted except in unusual cir-
cumstances as approved by the board.
(g) Garbage shall be placed in layers not
exceeding a compacted depth of six (6) feet
There shall be at least a twenty-four (24) inch
. depth of sand, sandy loam or similar cover
material used to close out each cell. A lesser
depth of other soil types such as clays, gumbos
an J FS r.aw Implemented
•"SIMM (1) (ft 3 FS l.»,(. FS
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5,4,2: City Disposal System Organization
The City of Jacksonville operates five landfill sites for
disposal wastes collected by city crews in Urban Services District
One. These disposal sites are located in the four quandrants
of the city as illustrated in Figure 8. However, only two sites,
the Imeson and the Rondette landfills accept garbage along with
trash and other materials. The other three sit€;s are restricted
to acceptance of trash, rubbish, tires, appliances, and other
non-putrescible matter.
The Jacksonville solid waste disposal system is directed
by a Sanitation Superintendent who reports to the Chief of the
Division of Sanitation. One Assistant Sanitation Superintendent
aids the Sanitation Superintendent. Six Sanitation Supervisors
report to the superintendents. Of these, one is responsible
for the Imeson and Rondette Lake Landfills, one for the Stetson
Road Landfill, two for collection of disposal fees, and one each
for the remaining two trash disposal sites. This organization
structure is shown in Figure 9.
5.4.3: City Landfills
The bulk of the solid wastes from Urban Services District-
One are taken to the Imeson Industrial Park Sanitary Landfill
which accepts an average of 500 tons per day. This landfill
is situated on the site of the old Jacksonville Imeson Airport
which is now closed. The location of this site with respect
to the surrounding city is shown in Figure 10. The landfill
will ultimately cover a total area of 180 acres, and is estimated
to have a five-year life span of which three years already have
been exhausted.
The proximity of this landfill to the St. Johns River at a
point which must be passed by all navigation into the city is
not quite as surprising as the existence of a natural pond right
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FIGURE 10: IMESON INDUSTRIAL PARK SANITARY LANDFILL LOCATION
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in the heart of, and almost completely surrounded by the landfill.
The landfill has been designed to drain surface runoff into the
pond, referred to as an oxidation pond, which in turn drains into
Drummond Creek and then into the St. John's River, the main
navigation artery for Jacksonville. The position of the landfill
with respect to surrounding drainage is shown in Figure 11.
A cross-section of the design of this landfill is shown
in Figure 12. What was previously marsh land, between the higher
land on which the runways are situated and the lower area which
leads to the pond, is now being filled. The landfilling process
starts with the deposit of demolition and other non-putrescible
wastes to the level of the bottom of the pond. This is followed
by constructing a berm of clean sand to a height of 14 to 16
feet above pond water level and between the area to be filled and
the pond. Solid waste containing putrescibles is then laid
in cells starting from the runway side (higher ground). The
waste is placed on top of the initial layer of nori-putrescible
material that had been put down. This process is continued
until the sand berm is reached and a-final cover of two feet of
dirt is placed on the fill. Mulch and seeds are added to the
final cover material as an attempt to prevent erosion before
the soil has become stable. The depth of the fill is equivalent
to the height of the sand berm above the level of the pond at
the lower end of the fill. A natural surface drainage slope of
.005 feet per foot is given to the fill, thus determining the
depth of the fill as the higher side.
The entire area is being filled by working a specific section
between the runway and the pond, then proceeding to an adjacent
section bordering the pond. Ten to twenty foot wide drainage
ditches are left between each section worked. This rotational
method of using up the fill area is shown in Figure 13. The width
of a particular section to be worked, and its limiting boundaries,
are determined by considering the natural drainage of the site.
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FIGURE 13: SECTIONAL FILLING OF IMESON LANDFILL
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The Imeson Industrial Park Landfill is operated on a
seven day per week basis, from 7 A,M. to 11 P.M. on weekdays,
and from 7 A.M. to 7 P.M. on Saturdays and Sundays. Weekdays
are worked in a two-shift basis, from 7 A.M. to 3 P.M. and
from 3 P.M. to 11 P.M. There are 14 employees on the first
shift, six on the second shift, and one security man on duty
whenever the site is closed. On weekends only four men are
employed. Details of the staffing of this site are presented
in Table 11.
Ten pieces of equipment are permanently located at this
site. This includes a front-end loader, a compactor, bulldozers,
dump trucks, a pickup, and a scale.- In addition, an air truck
and a road grader service this site as well as the other four
sites operated by the city. The air truck is used to blow
radiator cores free of debris. Also brought to the site whenever
needed are an extra front-end loader, bulldozer, and water truck.
Details of the equipment at this site are presented in Table 12.
The Rondette Lake Sanitary Landfill is located on the south
side of the St. John's River in the Arlington area. Operations
were initiated on May 1, 1973. The rear third of this ten
acre site was filled by October 1, 1973 and was transferred to
the Recreation Division for park development. The remaining
area of the site will be similarly transferred early in 1974 after
it has been filled. The present site loading is 100 tons per
day. A ten month lease has been negotiated for an additional
site on Salisbury Road to provide service in this area pending
the acquisition of major sites. Presently, negotiations are
underway towards this goal but the details are not yet available
for publication.
The Picketville Road disposal site has the largest loading
of Urban Services District-One non-putrescible wastes - 200 tons
—'The scale was being installed at the time of the site visit.
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TABLE 11: EMPLOYEES AT IMESON LANDFILL
Staff I'
Supervisors
Equipment
Operator II
Equipment
Operator I
Truck Driver
Helper
Weigh Master
TOTAL
7 a . m . . - 3 p.m.
Shift
1
5
1
3
3
1
14
3 p.m.- 1 1 p.m.
Shift
1
2
2
1
6
Saturday -
Sunday
1
1
1
1
4
Salary
(per
month)
$791.
712.
663.
647.
570.
654.
$4037.
I/ One security guard @ $570/month also employed, working
~ 11 P.M. to 7 A.M.
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TABLE 12: EQUIPMENT AT IMESON LANDFILL
Equipment
4 cu. yd. Front End Loader
(Catepillar)
Compactor (Rex Trashmaster)
Bulldozer (Catepillar D-6c)
Bulldozer (Catepillar D-7)
12 cu. yd. Dump Truck (Macke)
Pick- Up
13 cu. yd. Back-up Dump Truck
Scale with Scale-House
Road Grader
Water Truck
Air Truck
TOTAL
No*
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1/4
1/4
1/4
10 3/4
Cost/unit
$45,000
56,000
40,000
47,000
20,000
2,500
10,000
34,000
33,000
4,000
5,000
Total Cost
$45,000
56,000
• 40,000
47,000
60,000
2,500
10,000
34,000
8,250
1,000
1,250
$305,000
* Fractions indicate part-time usage, as equipment
may be shared with other landfill sites.
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per day. The site covers 30 acres and was estimated to have
a life of six years, of which four and one-half years have already
been used. It is located on the site of a deep "borrow" pit.
The site is operated from 8 A.M. to 6 P.M. during the summer
and from 8 A.M. to 7 P.M. in the winter. There are six employees
involved in the operation of this site and a security guard
for after hours.. There are three pieces of equipment permanently
located at this site and it shares the rotating equipment with
the other four sites. Details of the Picketville personnel
and equipment assignment are presented in Table 13.
The Stetson Road disposal site has a daily loading of 160
tons. It covers an area of 30 acres with a total expected life
of three years, of which one and one-half years have already been
used. There are six employees involved in the operation of this
site, plus a security guard. Four pieces of equipment are
permanently located at this site which also has access to the
rotating equipment. Details of the Stetson Road personnel and
equipment allocation are presented in Table 14.
The Sandier Road disposal site has a 75 tons per day loading
and covers an area of 40 acres. This site has a total expected
lifetime of ten years, of which five years have already been used.
This site is operated from 8 A.M. to 6 P.M. in summer and from
8 A.M. to 7 P.M. in winter. The site employs two full-time workers
and one security guard. Only one piece of equipment is utilized
full-time on this site, althougl; other equipment is brought in
as needed. Details of personnel and equipment on this site are
presented in Table 15.
5.4.4: Quality of City Landfill
The United States Geological Survey is under contract to
the City of Jacksonville to monitor existent sanitary disposal
sites and investigate the adequacy of potential new landfill sites.
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TABLE 13; MANPOWER/EQUIPMENT - PICKETVILLE SITE
Personnel
Equipment
1 Supervisor
2 Equipment Operator II
1 Equipment Operator I
1 Weighmaster
1 Helper
1 Security Guard
1 One cu. yd. Dragline
1 D-6 c Bulldozer
1 1/2 cu. yd. Front End
Loader
1 Pick-up Truck
1/4 Road Grader
1/4 Water Truck
1/4 Air Truck
TABLE 14; MANPOWER/EQUIPMENT - STETSON ROAD SITE
Personnel
Equipment
1 Supervisor
2 Equipment Operator II
1 Equipment Operator I
1 Helper
1 Weighmaster
1 Security Helper
1 One cu. yd. Dragline
1 D-6c Bulldozer
1 1 1/2 cu. yd. Front Loader
Road Grader
1/4 Water Truck
1/4 Air Truck
TABLE 15; MANPOWER/EQUIPMENT - SANDLER ROAD SITE
Personnel
1 Weighmaster
1 Equipment Operator II
1 Security Guard
Equipment
1
1/4
1/4
1/4
D-6 c Bulldozer
Road Grader
Water Truck
Air Truck
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Additionally, it monitors some of the disposal sites maintained
by private operators. It submits reports to the city and to the
Area Planning Board which assess the desirability of potential
sites in terms of the geologic and hydrologic factors.
Although the USGS did not participate in the selection of
the present Imeson Road disposal site, the city requested USGS
monitoring after a large fish-kill occurred in the adjacent pond.
The USGS drilled six wells to monitor effects on ground water
as it flowed from the landfill into the pond. Although the
testing has not been done long enough to provide definitive
results, high levels of trace metals, particularly lead and zinc,
have been discovered. The tests also measured for dissolved
oxygen, nitrates, chlorides, hardness, conductivity, and tempera-
ture.
Since the wells are affected by tidal flows, tests are con-
ducted at both high and low tide in an effort to control for
this factor. Also, when the water level of the pond rises after
periods of heavy rainfall, the flow is reversed, i.e., from
the pond toward the landfill site. This is shown by the high
conductivity measured in the tests.
In its analysis of the lateral movement of leachate into
the ground water, the USGS believes that the pond may be acting
as a polishing-pond.—' However, they have no conclusive evidence
and, in fact, have no idea how far the trace metals may travel.
The water supply for the city is provided by wells 500 feet
deep. The USGS does not see any contamination threat for the
immediate future; however, they could not predict long-term
effects. They state that surface water does not have an oppor-
tunity to seep downward, because of the existing artesian
—'A pond that temporarily arrests tlie travel of potential pollution
(such as trace metals), and hence may be used to monitor the
pollution potential of the surrounding landfill.
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pressure of 20 feet of water, However, this pressure is
decreasing at the rate of about one foot per year, so that in
20 years this factor may be neutralized.
In reviewing sites for future use, the USGS will express
preference for landfills in discharge areas, not re-charge areas.
It is presently preparing a series of map overlays, using various
criteria, to select the most desirable sites. However, the
existing geological conditions preclude many sites from meeting
standard criteria for landfill sites. Specifically:
1. The water table for the entire area is less than five
feet, therefore, solid waste must be dumped into the
water table.
2. The soil is extremely sandy, therefore, leachate moves
rapidly into lakes and streams.
3. The infiltration rate is moderate to rapid.
The city does not have any problem with slope conditions, since
there are not slopes greater than eight percent.
The Jacksonville Area Planning Board is also involved in
landfill review. Proposed new sites must be reviewed by the
Area Planning Board (APB), as well as the Health Division, and
the Bio-E-vironmental Services Division. The APB inspects
the proposed sites and makes a recommendation through medical
channels to the City Council for site approval or disapproval.
Both city and private sites must be reviewed.
The APB has several criteria for the evaluation of a
potential site. These are:
1. compliance with zoning code
2. effect on the surrounding area
3. capacity of existing landfills
4. quantity of waste to be disposed
5. life expectancy of site
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The Area Planning Board believes there is a need to make
a commitment for alternative disposal methods in light of the
new Federal water quality standards to be put into effect. The
Bio-Environmental Services Division is monitoring the water
quality by sampling and analyzing the USGS wells, the polishing
pond, the effluent, and the receiving public waters at monthly
intervals.
5.4.5: Private Landfill
The sanitary landfills operated by the private sector
firms in Jacksonville faces the same high water table conditions
found in the city disposal sites. One of these sites was visited
by the survey team during dry weather. The land that was selected
is forested but is actually a swamp and needs constant pumping
so that operations can proceed in a normal manner. The swamp
water that is removed from the site is ultimately drained into
an old YTPA-constructed drainage canal which serves the local
area. It is reported that standing water does hamper traffic
at the slle during rainy periods.
The landfill technique used is a modified trench method.
The dimensions of each trench are about 20 feet wide by 15 feet
deep by 600 feet long and earthen dams are constructed every 50
feet or so to create a cellular structure. At the time of the
site visit, there was about two feet of standing water in the
bottom of certain sections of the ditch.
The disposal procedure starts at one end of the trench
and as each cell is completed, it is sealed with fresh cover.
This process continues until the entire trench is filled and
disposal is then started in a similar and parallel trench.
The overall appearance of the operation is quite good.
One trench had been completed and ther^ was no evidence that
it was there, aside from a slight rise in the earth to allow
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for settling. . It should be stated that there is ample cover
material on the site due to the excavation required to'make the
trenches.
The Bio-Environmental Services Division, sampl.es .and analyzes
the drainage ditches regularly. Future wells are planned to
monitor any subsurface v/ater quality problems that may develop.
5.4.6: Disposal Projections
Jacksonville has formulated a long range objective for
solid waste disposal and anticipated the required capital
outlays for this purpose. . These projections indicate that from
a 1973 solid waste generation rate of .1,500 tons per day, Jackson-
ville will be producing almost 2,000 tons .per day by 1980, and
2,670 tons per day by 1990. This means that Jacksonville's dis-
posal land requirements will increase from the .current .65 acres
per year to almost 90 acres per year by- 1980, and to 129 acres
per year by 1990. Thus, between the beginning of 1973 and the
end of 1990 a total of almost 1,700 acres will be required.
These projections are presented in Tal le 16., . .
The capital outlay necessary for,this purpose has been
projected by the city for the next ten years. Initial planning
for a central transfer station is to be begun ,in 1973, and the
station is expected to be constructed and in operation by 1974.
An incinerator of 100 ton per day capacity is. a.possibility
foreseen for 1976, with two ..more of this capacity possibly
required in the 1979 to 1983 period. The total capital outlay
; . • . . ' - i
in 1973 to provide for future disposal requirements is estimated
at $576,000, principally for purchase of 275 acres of land and
for design of the transfer station. Disposal capital costs are
expected to peak in 1976 when 750 acres of land and a 100 ton
per day incinerator are to be purchased. The 1979 to- 1983
capital outlay is estimated to t'otal $9,230,000, due ^to the
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Day
Acres
Used
P«»r
Year
Cumulative
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TABLE 16: PROJECTIONS FOR LAND DISPOSAL NEEDS
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installation of another transfer station and purchase of two
additional incinerators of iOO ton per day capacity. This
information is persented in detail in. Table 17,
5.5: Labor-Management Relations
5.5.1: Number, Type and Salaries • - -
; *.'
The Jacksonville solid waste management system presently
employes 318 people, with nine more currently being recruited
to fill vacant positions. The personnel now consist of one
manager, seven clerical employees, 21 supervisory, positions,
101 skilled laborers, and 188 unskilled laborers. Salaries
for this staff range from $1,475 per month for the manager to
averages of $674 per month for clerical workers, $781 \per month
for supervisory personnel, $598 per month for skilled.^ laborers,
and $459 per month for unskilled labor. ,A11 employees below
the labor grade of foreman are included in the bargaining of
the Local 301 Laborers International Union of North America
(AFL-CIO). Details of the solid waste management system
personnel are presented in Table 18.
Upward mobility in jobs is achieved by means of promotional
exams administered at all levels. Raises in salary are based
on tenure. There is a $20 per month increase in salary awarded
for each five years of continuous service t.o the city.,
5.5.2: Fringe Benefits .. .'. :
Benefits for all employees of the Division of Sanitation
are the same. These include:
)
• Medical/surgical.benefits which are completely paid
for by the city. i
• Fifteen days of sick leave with pay per year.
j
• Nine paid holidays per year.
• From ten (new employees) to 24 (20 + years>of service)
days of paid vacation per year.
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TABLE 17: PROJECTIONS FOR CAPITAL OUTLAY
Year
Total Acres
N. Imeson '- 60
Purchase 500
Purchase 500
N. W. Picketville Road
Garbage Collection, Inc.
Purchase ZOO
Purchase 500
S.W. Sandier Road 20
Waste Management, Inc. 50
Purchase 250
Purchase 250
S. Stetson Road &
Waste Management, Inc. 150
Rondette Lake 6
Purchase 75
Purchase 100
Transfer Station 1000 T/D
Incinerator 100 T/D
i
CEN. Transfer Station 1000 T/D
Incinerator 100 T/D
'73
34
226,000
300,000
5,000
'74
71
J
k
540,000
2,000,000
'75
74
tl
2,400,000
1,875,000
,1
-»t
'76
77
2,600,000
,|
^^1
1,400,000
1,200,000
'77
80
3,000,000
1,400,000
•78
83
3,000,000
•79-'83
. 460
Transfer
Station
4,000,000
2,300,000
2,000,000
'84- '90
775
Future
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$576,000 $2,790,000 $4, 000,000 $5, 380,000 $4,600,000 $3, 190,000 $9,230,000
Land Procurement Thru 1977
Land Requirements Thru 1990
Transfer Capacity Thru 1978
Incinerator Capacity Thru 1983
2435 acres
1654 acres
3000 tons/day
400 tons/day
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TABLE 18:. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PERSONNEL
Category
Professional,
Technical,
Managerial
Clerical,
Secretarial
Supervisory
and
Foremen
Skilled
Laborers
Unskilled
Laborers
GRAND
TOTAL
Type
Manager
TOTAL
Clerical
Secretarial
Dispatcher
Equipment Coordinator
TOTAL
Collection &
Transportation
Sanitary Landfill
Street Cleaning &
Curbs
Disposal Fee
Collection
TOTAL
Collection &
Transportation
Driver
Weighmaster
Crane loader/bull
dozer operator
Sweeper Driver
Sand Truck Driver
TOTAL
Collection &
Transportation
Helper
Sanitary Landfill
Street Cleaning &
Curbs
Maid
TOTAL
Number
Prescn
1
1
3
1
2
1
7
8
6
5
2
21
56
9
21
8
7
101
139
21
27
1
188
318
Being
Recruited
1
1
3
3
5
5 '
• <>
/
i
Salary (Per Month)
Average
Per
Employee
$ 1475
594
725
652
725
803
829
765'
725
569
623
683
582
535
458
457
492
429
.
Total
For All
Employees
$ 1475
1475
2376
725
1304
725
5130
6424
4974
3825
1450
Unionized
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
16673 |
31864
7476
14343
4656
3745
62084
63662
11882
13284
429
89257
174,619
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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• Pension plan in which the city contributes an amount
equal to eight percent of the employee's salary.
• Life insurance in the amount of $2,000 per employee.
• A 50 percent contribution by the city to Workmen's
Compensation.
• Uniforms, gloves, raincoats, safety equipment provided
to skilled and unskilled labor.
• City matches salary of an injured employee (above
what he receives from Workmen's Compensation) for
26 weeks.
5.5.3: Sickness/Injury Data
The annual average number of sick days taken by each type
of employee is summarized in Table 19. The total number of
injuries sustained by the division's employees in 1972 was
156, and the total number of lost man-days accrued by these
injuries during the same year was 572. However, there were
no permanent injuries incurred. The most frequent injuries
sustained in 1972 are presented in Table 20.
5.5.4: Tenure
Jacksonville exhibits a typical tenure distribution for
its solid waste system employees. The manager (division chief)
and nine of the 21 supervisory staff have all been with the city
for over 20 years. All supervisory staff and all but one member
of the clerical staff have b€;en with the city for at least six
years. Seventy-six out of 104 (or 75 percent) of the skilled
laborers have been with the Sanitation Division for over ten
years. Twenty-five out of 193 unskilled laborers have worked for
the Sanitation Division for over 20 years and over 50 percent
of the unskilled labor force now employed by the division have
over ten years of service. This tenure, data is presented in
detail in Table 21. The figures in this table account for the
total number of budgeted positions in J. he Division of Sanitation'.
Promotional vacancies and unfilled positions have been estimated.
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TABLE 19: AVERAGE ANNUAL NUMBER OF SICK DAYS
TAKEN BY EMPLOYEES
Personnel Classification
# Days
Managerial
Clerical/Secretarial
Supervisory
Skilled
Unskilled
0
6
2
10
10
TABLE 20: MOST FREQUENT INJURIES SUSTAINED
Type
Bruises
Strain, sprain, overexertion
Cuts and punctures
Eye injury
Dermatitis
No. in 1972
35
31
31
17
10
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TABLE 21: TENURE DATA
No.
Years
Tenure
0-1
1-2
2-3
3-4
4-5
5-6
6-7
7-8
8-9
9-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
14-15
15-16
16-17
17-18
18-19
19-20
20-
TOTAL
Professional ,
Technical
Managerial
1
1
Clerical/
Secretarial
1
1
1
1
2
2
8
Supervisory
and
Foremen
1
1
2
3
1
2
2
9
' 21
Skilled
Laborer
1
1
2
1
6
8
5
4
2
10
9
5
9
10
11
10
1
4
5
104
Unskilled
Laborer
34
10
2
9
8
5
18
10
8
4
7
4
5
7
12
7
7
5
6
25
193
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5.6: Equipment Description
5.6.1: Replacement and Maintenance Policies
Until April, 1973, Jacksonville employed the Main-stem
Management Information System to monitor and inventory its solid
waste collection vehicles. The city has now replaced Mainstem
with its own Vehicle Inventory Management System (VIMS) which
is expected to be more compatible with the new consolidated
city/county ledger system. Additionally, VIMS is more detailed
than Mainstera and has a flagging capability built in to identify
trouble spots.
t •
Replacement policies include:
1. A diesel replacement program to substitute diesel
powered vehicles for gasoline engine vehicles.
2. Wher :ver maintenance increases to a point of requiring
larg'; major replacements and equipment downtime increases
sharply, replacement is considered.
3. A rental schedule has been established for different,
pieces of equipment and for different periods of time
usage; the rental charge includes depreciation, buy-back,
maintenance, and fuel costs.
4. Central Sc .'vices is trying to achieve a continuous
staggered replacement policy, rather' than be faced with
a sudden massive replacement need.
5. A depreciation charge is estimated for replacement fund
programs; it is generally calculated on a four-year,
5,000 hour basis.
6. Replacement of equipment is a function of the funds
available for this purpose rather than of actual needs
or cost-benefits indicated by the VIMS output.
Maintenance is the responsibility of the Motor Pool Division
/
of the Department of Central Services. The 'Motor Pool Garage is
located adjacent to the Division of Sanitation offices. Mainte-
nance is performed by the Motor Pool Division On the Sanitation
Division equipment with a regular schedule for standard procedures
ruch as oil changes. Major repairs are performed on an as-needed
basis. An exception to tho.s policy is landfill bulldozers which
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are serviced every 1,000 hours for any major repairs, every 2,000
hours to have their rails replaced, and every 3,000 hours to have
their grouser plates replaced.
Collection Equipment
The city currently operates fifty-six 20 cubic yard rear-
loading packer trucks, eight 13 cubic yard open body (with hoist
attachment) trucks, and three 1-1/2 cubic yard landfill-type
front-end loaders for collection purposes. The city has been
gradually reducing the number of trucks it operates as more
efficient collection systems are implemented and more efficient
collection equipment (with higher compaction ratios) become
available. Table 22 shows this reduction trend.
A listing of collection equipment is preserted in Table 23.
Of the 56 packer trucks, five have diesel engines, and the city
is now implementing a replacement program whereby all new trucks
purchased will be equipped with diesel engines. Diesel fuel
is currently available to the city at only 20 cents per gallon
(compared to a price of 28 cents per gallon for regular gasoline).
In addition, the diesel trucks achieve a running efficiency of
four miles per gallon, whereas the gasoline consuming trucks
achieve only one and one-half miles per gallon. As collection
trucks average 3,000 miles per month, this would involve a
considerable saying for the city. Diesel engines also will
last longer than conventional fuel engine;'.
Of the approximately $16,000 spent on each packer truck,
an estimated $9,000 is allocated to the chassis, and $7,000
to the packer body itself. The city estimates the compaction
ratios its packer trucks are achieving; can be as high as 4:1,
or refuse densities of at least 800 pounds per cubic yard.
The packers are leased by the Division of Sanitation from
the Motor Pool Division of the Department of Central Services
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TABLE 22: REDUCTION IN JACKSONVILLE SOLID WASTE COLLECTION
TRUCK FLEET WITH TIME
Year
1968
1970
1973
20 cubic yard
rear loader
75
60
56
13 cubic yard
open body with hoist
23
10
8
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TABL3 23; COLLECTION EQUIPMENT
Number
51
5
8
3
Type
20 cubic yard
rear-loader
packer trucks
(gasoline
engines)
20 cubic yard
rear-loader
packer trucks
(diesel en-
gines)
12 cubic yard
open body with
hoist trucks
1 1/2 cubic
yard landfill-
type front-
end loaders
Capital
Cost
($)
16,000
16,000
9,500
22,000
Leasing
Cost
($/month)
850
850
325
600
Fuel
Consumption
(miles/gallon)
1 1/2
4
3
4 gal./hr.
Oil
Consumption
($/month)
25
25
15
15
Maintenance
Cost
($/year)
35
35
300
350
Average
Distance
Traveled
(miles /month)
3000
3000
4000
variable
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for $850 per month, with a mileage charge of 50 cents per mile
after the first 800 miles. The Department of Central Services
is thus responsible for replacement and maintenance. Maintenance
expenses on the packers are estimated at $25 per month for oil,
$10 per month for body work, and $25 per month for maintaining
brakes and tires.
The open body 13 cubic yard trucks cost $9,500 apiece, of
which $7,500 is spent on the chassis and $2,000 on the open body.
These trucks are leased from Central Services for $325 per month,
with a charge of 50 cents per mile after the first 800 miles.
These trucks travel an average of 4,000 miles per month at a
rate of three miles per gallon. Oil consumption is estimated
at $15 per month. Maintenance, including tire replacement and
replacement of brakes, hydraulic hoses, etc., is estimated at
$300 per year.
The landfill type front-end loaders cost $22,000 and consume
fuel at the rate of four gallons per hour. Oil consumption
is estimated at $15 per month and maintenance costs at $350 per
year. This piece of equipment leases for $600 per month.
5.6.3: Street Cleaning Equipment
The city owns ten pieces of street-cleaning equipment,
including eight mechanical brooms and two street vacuums. These
machines are cycled around the city, which is divided into six
territories for this purpose. Each piece of equipment covers
approximately 30 miles per day. In this manner, the entire city
is covered in three weeks and the cycle begins again. Fuel
consumption averages six miles per gallon or two gallons per
hour; oil consumption averages $15-20 per month. The mechanical
brooms cost $16,000 and are leased from the Motor Pool Division
for $1,100 per month; the street vacuums cost $18,000 and lease
for $1,000 per month. Details of the street cleaning equipment
are presented in Table 24.
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TABLE 24: STREET CLEANING EQUIPMENT
Number
8
2
Type
Mechanical
Brooms
Street
Vacuums
Capital
Cost
($)
16,000
18,000
Leasing
Cost
($/month)
1100
1000
Fuel
Consumption
(miles /gal . )
6
6
(gallons/hr .)
2
2
Oil
Consumption
($/month)
15-20
15-20
Maintenance '
2000
N.A.
Av . distance
Travelled
(miles/day)
30
30
00
01
(1) Maintenance costs include replacement of:
Drag-boards, @$50 each, every three months
Chains, @ $36/pair, every 12 months
Pick-up broom, @ $150/broom, every six weeks
Curb broom, @ $150/broom, every six weeks
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5.6.4: Disposal Equipment
The city owns 23 pieces of disposal equipment, including
three front-end loaders, five bulldozers, one compactor, four
dump trucks, two pick-up trucks, two draglines, one road grader,
one water truck, one air truck, and three scales. These are dis-
tributed over the five city-operated landfill sites, with a bulk
of the equipment located at the two sanitary landfills which
handle putresciple wastes. The equipment is cycled around as
needed to the various landfills, especially the road grader,
water truck, and air truck.
A listing of disposal equipment is presented in Table 25,
which details the number, capital cost, leasing cost, oil con-
sumption cost, maintenance cost, and fuel consumption rate of
each piece of equipment. Leasing costs (the equipment is leased
from the Department of Central Services) appears to be proportional
to a composite function of capital, operating, and maintenance
costs. The fuel consumption of the heavier pieces of equipment
(bulldozers, front-end loaders, etc.) average five gallons
per hour. More mobile equipment, such as the various trucks,
have average fuel consumption rates of one-half to one gallon
per hour, depending upon the intensity of their usage. Oil
consumption averages $20 per month for the heavier equipment,
and $8 - $12 per month for the trucks. Maintenance costs range
from $100 to $500 per year for most pieces of equipment. Because
of their intensive use, dump trucks and bulldozers have maintenance
costs of approximately $1,800 and $5,000 per year, respectively.
5.7: Financial Profile of the Jacksonville Solid Waste System
As noted above, the solid waste management service in
the consolidated City of Jacksonville is provided by both private
collectors, operating in the former areas of Duval County, and
the public Sanitation Division, operating in the old core City
of Jacksonville. The four independent municipalities within the
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TABLE 25: DISPOSAL EQUIPMENT
Number
1
1
1
4
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Type
Front- end
loader (4
cu. yard)
Front- end
loader (1-
1 / 2 c u . yd . )
Compactor
Bulldozer
(D-6)
Bulldozer
(D-7)
Dump truck
(12 cu. yd.)
Pick Up
Back- up
dump truck
(13 cu. yd.)
Scale (with
scale house)
Road Grader
Water truck
Air Truck
Dragline
(one cu . yd . }
Capital Cost
($)
45,000
22,000
56,000
40,000
47,000
20,000
2,500
10,000
34,000
33,000
4,000
5,000
60,000
Leasing Cost
($/month)
900
600
1000
1060-
1200
1250
350
120
350
—
100
50
50
1800
Fuel Consumption
(gal./hr.)
5
4.
5
5
5
5
7/8
5
—
4
5/8
3/4
5
Oil Consumption
($/month)
20
15
20
20
20
20
8
20
—
12
8
20
20
Maintenance
($/yr.)
500
350
300
5000
5000
1800
300
1800
40
200
300
300
2400
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boundaries of the consolidated city operated their own distinct
systems. In the course of this study, substantial financial
information was made available on the public system serving
Urban Services District One. However, little financial or
operating data were available concerning the five private firms
serving the General Services District areas. Therefore, the
focus of this analysis is limited primarily to the USD-1
Sanitation Division system.
The capital and operating budgets of the Sanitation Division
are developed simultaneously. Both budgets are initially prepared
by the Division Chief, based upon projected manpower requirements,
current spending, and mandated increases. The proposed budget
then moves sequentially to the Deputy Director of Public Works,
the Director of Public Works, the Budget Office, and the Mayor's
office, for review and revision. It is then submitted to the
City Council for final approval. This sequential review process
provides the required coordination to ensure that the budget
meets targets as suggested by the Budget Office.
5.7.1: Sources of Revenues
The General Fund - Urban Services District One is the revenue
source of the budget of the Sanitation Division. General Fund
revenues consist primarily of property taxes, utilities services
taxes, solid waste disposal fees, and earnings on investments.
Table 26 shows the revenues by source for the previous two years.
As shown, most of the revenues for 1972 were generated by the
property tax (49.8%), and the utility services tax (47.7%).
Since the consolidation in 1968, it is most significant
that the city has been able to reduce the millage for the past
five years. This reduction has not reduced the amount of
revenues collected, since the value of taxable property has
experienced a rapid increase. As shown in Table 27, both the
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TABLE 26
CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
GENERAL FUND - URBAN SERVICES DISTRICT I
Revenues by Source for Years Ending
September 30, 1 972 .(Estimated and Actual) and September 30, 1 971.(Actual)
1972
1971
Taxes:
Current and delinquent
property taxes, in-
cluding interest and
fees
Utilities services tax
Charges for services
Other revenue:
Earnings on investments
Contributions from Debt
Service Funds
Miscellaneous
Totals
Estimated
revenue
Actual
revenue
Actual
over(under)
estimated
150,000
26, OOP
106,143 (43,857)
440
176,000
106,583
(25, 560)
(69.417)
Actual
$4,
4,
8,
249,
000,
249,
557
000
557
500
$4,
4,
8,
329,
146,
476,
110,
682
719
401
484
$ 80,
146.
226,
109,
125
719
844
984
$4,
3,
7,
115,
752,
868,
39,
719
674
393
380
130,250
92,601
33,305
256. 156
$8,426,057 $8, 693.468 $267,411 $8, 163,929
Source: Office of the Council Auditor, City of Jacksonville, Florida, Audit
Report on the General Fund-First Urban Services District for the
Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 1972
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TABLE 27
ASSESSED VALUATION, TAX RATE, AND TAX LEVY IN
JACKSONVILLE AND DUVAL COUNTY, 1965-1972
1965-66
1966-67
1967-68*
1968-69**
1969-70
1970-71
1971-72
1972-73
Assessed Valuation
1,659,950,331
1,784,361,509
1,763,862,177
1,795,071,923
1,855,524,356
1,998,269,662
2,184,648,398
2,494,215,989
County Rate
(now GSD)
$30.15
28. 18
29.45
25. 93
25.41
24.22
24.16
23.05
City Rate
(now USD -I)
$41.85
40.58
41.85
31.93
31.41
29.72
29.66
27.05
Tax
$49,332,389
49,903,082
51,441,683
51,073,037
51,764,167
52, 825,030
57,501,487
60,757,997
includes non-exempt real estate, tangible personal property, and railroad
and telegraph
denotes reduction in tangible person il property, according to Florida
Statutes 76-376, 67-378.
year of consolidation
Source: City of Jacksonville, Florida, Financial Survey
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tax rates levied in the General Services District and the Urban
Services District I have decreased markedly. The 50.3 percent
rise in property valuation since 1965 more than offset this
decrease, allowing total tax revenues to increase by 23.2
percent over the same period.
As a result, the residents of Jacksonville have not been
subject to the financial stresses caused by an increasing
demand for public services and a shrinking or stagnant tax
base. In particular, the residents of the old core city have
experienced relief, since the large tax differential that existed
between city and county residents largely has been reduced.
Prior to consolidation, city residents were subject to both
city and county property taxes.
It should be noted that operating efficiencies for the entire
governmental system, resulting from consolidation, have also
been instrumental in the millage reduction. Redundant services
provided by both city and county were consolidated and stream-
lined, causing a reduction in overall costs to the taxpayers.
5.7.2: Expenditures
The expenditures of the Sanitation Division are monitored
by monthly accounting reports, showing expenditures to date,
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encumbrances, and balances for each line item. Unusual or unan-
ticipated expenditures are thereby promptly noted, and corrective
action may be undertaken immediately, if necessary.
In Table 28 the operating budgets for the previous five
years are shown as reported in the published annual budgets.
However, several anomolies make these data unusable for analytical
purposes. Therefore, the data have been adjusted to more
accurately reflect the probable expenditure pattern; these
changes are incorporated in the reviseu budgets shown in Table 29.
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TABLE 28
OPERATING BUDGETS FOR SANITATION SERVICES FOR
URBAN SERVICES DISTRICT I FOR FISCAL 1968-69
THROUGH FISCAL 1972-73 BY SANITATION ACTIVITY
^*~~*^-~^^^ Fiscal Year
Activity ^^^-~-^^
Supervision
Personal Services
Supplien
Other Services/
Charges
Unallocated
Expenditures
Central Services
Total Supervision
Garbage and Trash
Collection
Personal Services
Supplies
Other Services/
Charges
Unallocated
Expenditures
Central Services
Other
Total Garbage and
Trasli Collection
Garbage and Trash
Disposal
Personal Services
Supplies
Other Services/
Charges
Unallocated
Expenditures
Central Services
Other
Total -Garbage and Trash
Disposal
Street Cleaning and Curbs
Personal Services
Supplies
Central Services
Other Services/
Charges
Other
Total Street Cleaning
and Curbs
Total All Activities
1968-69
$ 90,292
7.200
5,150
222,426
0
325.068
1,745,536
20,250
0
0
427.413
0
2.193.199
289,252
19.625
2,220
0
0
0
311,097
236,596
4.000
0
3,550
0
244,146
3,073.510
1969-70
$ 57,000
1,020
5,636
354, 528
1,373,383
1,791,569
1,633,812
14,012
2,125
0
0
0
1,649.949
276,168
17.115
19,359
0
0
0
312,642
228.472
3.290
74,723
935
0
307.420
4,061,580
1970-71
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$ 72,074-'
1,230
6.865
10.000
0
90.169
1.442,484-'
12,590
2.766
0
926.314
0
2.384.154
341. 97" -'
17,336
10,975
0
0
0
370.283
288, 909 -'
3.036
86,095
500
0
378,540
j, 123. 146
1971-72
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$ 77,348-'
1.230
6,500
0
847,797
932,875
1,458,604-'
10,000
500
0
31.476
0
1,500,580
373,603-'
6,000
7.790
0
59.661
6,080
453,134
304,235-'
3.036
64, 361
500
0
372,132
3. 258; 721
1972-73
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$ 82,669 -'
1,230
5,114
0
14,129
103,142
1,544,304 -'
13,378
500
0
675,300
320,150
2.553,632
634,111 -'
51,774
66,510
0
209,719
<316,450) ^-'
645,664
322,066 -'
3,036
109,687
500
12,500
447,789
3,750,227
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TABLE 28 (Continued)
— Garbage Division combined with Street Cleaning to form Division of Garbage
and Street Cleaning. Supervision expenses shown include supervision of
street cleaning; consequently, budget is slightly higher than it would be
using earlier activity delineations.
21
— Includes employee benefits
— Name changed to Sanitation Division. Includes supervision of Street
Cleaning and Curbs.
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— Expense credit - Services provided to Garbage and Trash Collection Activity
($320,150) less expenditures for operating reserve - $3,700.
Sources:
Annual Budget 1968-69 City of Jacksonville, Florida
Annual Budget 1969-70 City of Jacksonville, Florida
Annual Budget 1970-71 City of Jacksonville, Florida
Annual Budget 1971-72 City of Jacksonville, Florida
Annual Budget 1972-73 City of Jacksonville, Florida
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TABLE 29
ADJUSTED OPERATING BUDGET FOR SANITATION SERVICES
FOR URBAN SERVICES DISTRICT I FOR FISCAL 1968-69
THROUGH FISCAL 1972-73 BY SANITATION ACTIVITY
' -^^Flscal Year
Activity ^^~~-^^^
Supervision
Personal Services
Supplies
Other Services/
Charges
Unallocated
Expenditures
Central Services
Total Supervision
Garbage and Trash
Collection
Personal Services
Supplies
Other Services/
Charges
Unallocated
Expenditures
Central Services
Other
Total Garbage and Trash
Collection
Garbage and Trash
Disposal
Personal Services
Supplies
Other Services/
Charges
Unallocated
Expenditures
Central Services
Other
Total Garbage and Trash
Disposal
Street Cleaning and Curb*
Personal Services
Supplies
Central Services
Oth'er Services/
Charges
Other
Total Street Cleaning and
Curbs
Total All Activities
1968-69
$ 90.29Z
7.300
5.150
9.451 £'
8.548 -
120,641
1,745,536
20,250
0
182,700 -1
299,189 -'
0
2,247,675
289,252
19, 625
2,220
30.275 -'
85,483 £'
0
426,855
236, 596
4.000
34,193 £'
3,550
0
278,339
3,073,510
1969-70
$ 57.000
1.020
5,638
10,274 -'
28,962 ^
102,894
1,633,812
14.012
2.125
294.478 -'
1,013,674 -'
0
2,958.101
276.168
17. US
19,359
49.776 -1
289,621 -'
0
652,039
228,472
3,290
115,848 -'
935
0
348,545
4,061,579
1970-71
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$ 72,074 -/
1,230
6,865
10,000
20,248 -'
110,417
- .
1.442,484 —'
12.590
2.766
0
708.686 -'
0
2,166,526
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TABLE 29 (Continued)
— Garbage Division combined with Street Cleaning to form Division of Garbage
and Street Cleaning. Supervision expenses shown include supervision of
street cleaning; consequently, budget is slightly higher than it would be
using earlier activity delineations.
II
— Includes employee benefits.
^~ Name changed to Sanitation Division. Includes supervision of Street
Cleaning and Curbs.
Expense credit - Set
($320,150) less expenditures for operating reserve - $3,700.
4/
— Expense credit - Services provided to Garbage and Trash Collection Activity
— Unallocated Expenditures includes employee benefits such as pensions,
group insurance, other insurance, and terminal leave pay. Original
budgeted expenditures have been re-allocated based upon the proportion
of personal sej vices for each activity to total personal services for the
three activity categories combined. (Street Cleaning and Curbs activity
was not part of Sanitation Division at this time, thus not included in re-
allocation.
— Central Services has been re-allocated for each year on the following
basis: Supervision - 2%, Collection - 70%, Disposal - 20%, and Street
Cleaning and Curbs - 8%.
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The major changes include a re-allocation of the charges
for "Unallocated Expenditures" and for "Central Services."
As shown in the original budget, large amounts were recorded
for supervision - Unallocated Expenditures in 1968-69 and
1969-70. Included in this category were expenditures for pensions,
group insurance, other insurance, and terminal leave pay. These
items should be more properly allocated among the three activities
for the division, instead of being charged entirely to the
supervision activity (Street Cleaning and Curbs was not a part
of the division at that time). Therefore, this expenditure has
been re-allocated among the three activities according to their
respective proportion of Personal Services expenditures (see
Table 29).
A similar problem exists for Central Services, i.e., large
amounts are budgeted for single activities, instead of being
budgeted proportionally for all activities. This expenditure
represents charges from other city activities, primarily involving
equipment expenditures. Upon consultation with Sanitation Division
management, it was decided that this charge should be allocated
as follows: supervision - 2 percent; collection - 70 percent;
disposal - 20 percent; and street cleaning and curbs - 8 percent.
These adjustments.have been made for all five budget years (see
Table 29). These adjustments reduce the large year to year fluc-
tuations for each activity that were shown in the original budgets,
providing more realistic data for analysis.
Using these revised data, . should be noted that expenditures
for both the disposal activity and the street cleaning and curbs
activity have increased by approximately 50 percent from 1968-69
to 1972-73, while expenditures for collection have increased only
slightly, and those for supervision have actually declined
over the same period. The increase for the entire Sanitation
Division has been a moderate 22 percent over the past five years
(see Table 30). .
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TABLE 30
PERCENT INCREASE IN EXPENDITURES BY ACTIVITY
1968-69 TO 1972-73
Supervision
Collection
Disposal
Street Cleaning and
Curbs
Total
-9.5%
15.0%
49. 4%
50. 5%
22. 0%
The proportion of Sanitation Division funds allocated to
collection activities has decreased slightly since 1968-69, as
shown in Table 31. The reversal of the downward trend in
1972-73 resulted largely from an accounting change that charged
the collection activity for the cost of disposal services received
from the disposal activity, in the amount of $320,150. Previously,
no charge haa been assessed against the collection activity.
Table 31 also indicates a slight rise in the proportion of
expenditures for disposal, reflecting the additional costs
involved with the opening of a new landfill site, purchase of
disposal equipment, and the hiring of additional personnel.
Expenditures for street cleaning and curbs remained a fairly
constant percent of total expenditures, varying from 8.6 percent
to 11.9 percent over the past five years.
Since solid waste management is a highly labor intensive
industry, it is not surprising to find that personal services
account for the major share of all expenditures for each activity
(see Table 32). The data indicate a slight decrease in the pro-
portion of expenditures over the past five years for direct labor
expenditures (excluding 1969-70, which contained large expendi-
tures for Central Services), thus reducing the proportion of
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TABLE 31
EXPENDITURES BY ACTIVITY AS A PERCENT OF
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 1968-69 TO 1972-73
ACTIVITY
'.
Supervision
Collection
Disposal
Street Cleaning
and Curbs
1968-69
3.9
73.1
13.9
9.1
1969-70
2.5
72.8
16.1
8.6
1970-71
3.4
67.2
17.8
11.6
1971-72
3.2
66.6
18.2
11.9
1972-73
2.9-
68.9
17.0
11.2
TABLE 32
PERSONAL SERVICES EXPENDITURES BY ACTIVITY
AS PERCENT OF TOTAL ACTIVITY EXPENDITURES
ACTIVITY
Supervision
Collection
Disposal
Street Cleaning
and Curbs
All
1968-69
74.8
77.7
67.8
85.0
76.8
1969-7oly
55.4
55.2
42.4
65.6
54.1
1970-71
65. 3
66.6
59.7
77.4
66.6
1971-72
73.6
67.2
62.9
78.4
67.9
1972-73
75.7
59.8
99.4^j
76.9
68.9
I/ Large central service charge resulting in high total cost for sanitation
~~ services in 1969-70.
2/ Sudden increase reulting from expense credit of $321, 150 charged to
~ collection activity, thereby reducing total disposal cost, while in-
creasing total collection cost.
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personal service to total expenditures. The large jump for
disposal personal service expenditures, and the corresponding
decrease for collection personal service expenditures shown in
1972-73 is attributable to the $320,150 charge by the disposal
activity to the collection activity (as explained above). This
expense credit for disposal decreases the total expenditures
for disposal, causing the proportion of expenditures claimed
by personal services to rise. The reverse effect would, of
course, hold true for the collection activity.
The slight decline in the proportion of personal service
expenditures to total expenditures over the five year period
would indicate that these expenditures increased at a slower pace
than other types of expenditures. In fact, for both supervision
and collection, personal services expenditures actually declined.
Disposal personal services expenditures increased markedly,
however. For the five year period though, all personal service
expenditures increased by just 9.4 percent, while all other
expenditures increased by 64.0 percent (see Table 33). Obviously,
the Sanitation Division is allocating most of its increm.-ntal
dollars to non-personal items.
The staffing pattern for sanitation confirms this trend.
As shown in Table 34, the total number of positions has been
reduced by l':1.2 percent over the past five years. Nearly
all of this reduction was effected in the collection activity,
which saw its staff reduced by more than one-third. The opening
of the new landfill is reflected in the increase in disposal
personnel for 1972-73.
For 1972-73, the total cost of collection per residence
averaged about $47.75 for the Sanitation Division operating in
Urban Services District 1. This compares with the $33.50 per
residence charged by the private collectors in the General
Services District. Although these figures are not strictly
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TABLE 33
PERCENT INCREASE IN PERSONAL SERVICES
EXPENDITURES BY ACTIVITY 1968-69 TO 1972-73
ACTIVITY
Supervision
Collection
Disposal
Street Cleaning and
Curbs
All Personal Services
Expenditures
All Other Expenditures
-8. 4%
-11.5%
119.2%
36.1%
9.4%
64. 0%
TABLE 34
NUMBER OF POSITIONS BY ACTIVITY
1968-69 THROUGH 1972-73
ACTIVITY
Supervision
Garbage and Trash
Collection
Garbage and Trash
- Disposal
Street Cleaning and
Curbs
Total All Activities
1968-69
12
315
47
41
415
1969-70
9
296
46
38
391
1970-71
9
209
47
40
305
1971-72
8
207
47
40
302
1972-73
9
206
71
41
327
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comparable, since the Sanitation Division also collects
some amount of commercial solid waste, trash and bulky items,
and street sweepings, while the private collectors serve only
private residences, it would initially appear that the private
collectors are more cost effective. Even though they are
operating in more sparsely populated areas, which would normally
tend to increase costs per unit, the private collectors are
able to meet all their obligations, including payments for
disposal fees and profit margin, and still operate at the
same cost level as the public collector. Unfortunately,
financial and operating data on -the private collectors were
not made available; thus, it was impossible to ascertain
in which areas they are able to realize these cost savings.
It is possible that the existence of the private collectors
offering their services at a substantially lower rate will
eventually lead to pressure to make the public system even
more cost-effective.
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APPENDIX
(Jacksonville Solid Waste Regulations and Ordinances)
Note: Annotations in text of Chapter 616 were made by city
on copies given to Applied Management Sciences and are
used to indicate additions to or corrections of the
ordinance.
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AS _
AS: AMKN;tfl£D::8/8/7?
I Introduced by Councilman Roberts at the request of the Mayor.
2 ORDINANCE 7?_r>37-3.'iri
AN ORDINANCE CREATING CHAPTER 519
OF THE ORDINANCE CODE OF THE CITY
5 OF JACKSONVILLE: PROVIDING FOR THE
6 DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE; PROVIDING DEFI-
7 NIT10NS, A DISPOSAL PROCEDURE, RATES
g FOR DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE, HOURS WHEN
DEPOSITS ARE PERMITTED AND PENALTIES
]0 FOR VIOLATIONS HEREOF; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Jacksonville
Section 1. Ordinance Code Amended. The Ordinance Code
of the City of Jacksonville is hereby amended by the addition of
Chapter 519 to read as follows:
Chapter 519 GARBAGE DISPOSAL
519.101. Definitions. As used in this Chapter:
•> '
"Trash" means non-putrescible solid waste exclusive of
explosives.
"Trash Disposal Site" means an area designated for the
deposit of trash exclusive of explosives.
"Putrescible Matter" means solid waste likely to become
putrid.
M
"Sanitary Landfill" means an area designated for the
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1 deposit of all solid waste exclusive of explosives.
2 "Service Contractor" means any person holding an occupa-
tional license or certificate of public necessity and convenience
for the transporting of trash and/or putrescible matter.
519.102. Required Disposal Procedure. No person shall
deposit on the property of another any trash or putrescible matter
on any location in the City except as hereinafter provided. Trash
may be transported to and deposited on trash disposal sites and
sanitary landfills. Putrescible matter may be transported to and
deposited only on sanitary landfills. Trash disposal sites and
sanitary landfill sites shall be maintained by the Department of
I, Public Works and by such private disposal firms as are authorized
,- by the Utility Regulatory Board or are under contract supervised
by the i'ublic Works Department. All solid waste will be deposited
only in sites designated by the Director of Public Works. These
respective sites shall be made public knowledge and the locations
i 0
shall be furnished upon request. The department shall maintain
trash disposal and sanitary landfill sites at appropriate locations
i s
throughout the consolidated city and shall maintain .maps of these
sites at City Hall in locations convenient to public view.
20 3
519.103. Rates for Deposit. The following rates and
charges per vehicles for the deposit of trash or putrescible
matter at trash disposal or sanitary landfill sites shall be
charged by the City:
Cars (including station wagons) No Charge
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Cars with two wheeled trailers
and pick up trucks $ 1.00
Cars or'pick up trucks with four wheeled
trailers or six wheeled trucks $ 5-00
Tandem wheeled truck:? $ 8.00
Semi-trailers $ 15.00
The following rater, and charger, for the deposit of trash
7 or putrescJble matter shall bo charged by the.- City to Service
8 Contractors:
o Putrescible matter per compacted cubic yard $ .60
10 Trash per compacted cubic yard $ .30
\1 Trash per non-compacted cubic yard $ .15
If any vehicular load of any matter contains any rubber
tires, the .total charge for the entire voh.icul.ar load shall be
doubled.
Tf scales are furnished by the Department for measurement,
rale:-, of :f>2.r)0 per ton for all solid waste disposal shall be
charged with a minimum charge per load of $1.00 per pick up truck
or- other vehicle, except cars for which there is no minimum charge,
In lieu of the foregoing rate:1,.
519.104. Hours When Deposits^ Permitted .
(a) Trash disposal sites shall be open for deposits from
8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. or 15 minuter, after sunset, whichever is
earlier, seven day:; per week.
(b) Sanitary 'Jandfi.ll sites shall be open for- deposits
fr.Mii 7:00 a.m. to 1 I : 00 p.m., Monday.- through Fridays and 7:00 a.m.
t'! -::()i> p.m. on Saturday.'., .''undays and official holidays.
',!>). IP',. renflltV. 1' 1;; unlawful for any person to violate
Reproduced from
best available copy.
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any provision of this Chapter or an order of the Director of
Public Works issued to enforce this Chapter, and, upon conviction
thereof, such person shall be punishable by a fine of not less
than twenty-five dollars nor more than four hundred fifty dollars.
Each act of unlawful depositing or other violation of any provision
of this Chapter constitutes a separate offense.
Section 2. This ordinance becomes effective upon signature
by the Mayor or upon becoming effective without the Mayor's signa-
ture.
(I
Form approved
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Assistant Counsel
Chief "Legislative Counsel \l
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ORDINANCE 7?-fi37-33'.">
CERTIFICATE OP AUTHENTICATION
ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL
^AUGUST/8 , 19 1?.
"DAVID.C.. MacNAMARA
SECRETAH-Y 'OF THE COUNCIL
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(JAKIJACIi; COLLECTION REGULATIONS
1. . , -
*
Charter:
§3.P'!(I8) Powei to Build, Purchase, Maintain and Opei.ite
Sewers and Scware Disposal Systems; to l;ix Kales and
.'jovide Ilie M.ikini' of Ch.iri'es and Assess::, nts Necessary
to the Proper lumisliiiv. of Mich utility and l.> provide l.icns
or Penalties and Withdrawal of Service for Refusal or
Failure to Pay Utility Services Provided by the
Consolidated Government
Art. 7,Ch. 7 Public Works Department
§7.708 Water and Sewer Division
F.S.A.:
§ 170.0 T Powers -- Cities and Towns
§210.03 Cigarette Tax Money to be Used for Sewer System
§367.5 el seq. Water and Sewer System Regulatory Law
§367.015 Jurisdiction of Florida Public Service Commission
§387.02 ct seq. Drainage into Underground Walcrs
Cases:
A municipal owned sewer utility is not a public utility within
meaning of Water and Sewer System Regulatory Law (Ch.
367F.S.). 171 So.2d 199(1965)
County may by ordinance or resolution provide that its sewer
system .shall he covered by the provisions of Water and
Scwcr Regulatory Law (Ch. 367 F.S.). 188 So.2d 306
LDAO's:
Op. 122 Garbage and Sewer Rates - Indigents -- Free Stamps
for Payment
Op. 357 Water and Scwcr Utililics in Road Project -
Adjustment with Gas Tax Moneys
1 Op. 71-3 Sanitary Liens, Former County Government -
Reduction or Cancellation by Present Government
McQuillin:
Sewer Departments, Generally §12.57
Municipal Control of Sewers §531.29- 31.32
Maintenance Sewers,Generally §24.256
Regulation of Scwcr §24.263
Cross Ucfercnces:
Public Works Department Ch. 18
Utilities Regulatory Board (Private Water and Sewer
Companies) Ch. 60
Classes of Offences §304.101
Public Health Officer §14.103
Building and Zoning Inspection Division Ch. 702
Water, Sewer and Garbage Utility Regulations Ch. 620
Utility Regulatory Board Rules Ch. 622
Individual Sewage Disposal System Ch. 624
Utility Services Tax Ch. 806
Water and Sewer Enterprise Fund §1 26.404
Chapter 616
Gli COLLECTION1 REGULATIONS1
616.101 Definitions
616.102 Subscription to Service Required
616.10.1 Garlx'ge and Trash Container Require-
merits :md Speeil'ic;ilions
616 101 NimilK-i of Receptacles loi
Accumulation of llubhish
616.105 Cleaning of Uooms :uul Refrigerators
Used lor Storage of Gaihage
Reproduced from
best available copy.
106
616.106 Yard Trash
616.107 Collection of Building Materials and
Industrial Waste
616.108 Location of Garbage Receptacles
616.10r-> Disposing of Dangerous Materials
616.110 Littering Prohibited
616.111 Disposing of Garbage and Pathological
Waste
616.112 Standing Vehicles
(16.113 Penalty
616.1 14 Citations and Fine Schedule
616.115 Enforcement and Issuance of Citations
616.101 Definitions. As used in this
Chapter:
(a) Garbage means every accumulation of
animal, vegetable or other matter that attends
the preparation, consumption, decay, dealing in
or storage of meats, fish, fowl, birds, fruits or
vegetables or any other putrescible matter.
including animal feces, and also including cans.
containers-or wrappers along with such materals.
(b) Garbage Division means the Division of
Sanitation of the City.
(c) Garbage Collection Service means the
City or any other person performing the service
of collection of solid waste, to which this
Chapter applies.
(d) Garbage Receptacles means:
(1) a container of not more than thirty-
gallon nor less than twelve quart capacity which
is:
(i) free from jagged and sharp edges;
(ii) free from inside structures, such as
inside bands or reinforcing angles, which would
prevent free discharge of the contents;
(iii) watertight and of impervious
material; and
(iv) provided with a tight fitting cover
to protect the'contents from flies, insects, rut.-;
and other animals; or
(2) wet strength kraft paper bag of noi
more than four cubic feel capacity having such.
characteristics, markings and method of sccuritu'
as are prescribed by regulation of the Health
Division; or
(3) a plastic bag having an insiuV
circumference of at least forty inches and noi
more than sixty and one-half inches and an
inside length of at least twenty two inches and
not more than thirty seven anil one-half inches.
and having such characteristics, markings atu!
method of securing as are prescribed !•>
regulation of the Health Division.
(Jacksonville H-25-7M
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PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES
(c) Industrial Waste means waste and debris
•rom brick, concrete block, roofing shingle ami
ilc plants, lumber yards and construction or
demolition of buildings, debris and waste
accumulation from land clearing, excavating,
building, rebuilding and altering of buildings,
structures, roads, streets, alleys, driveways,
sidewalks, or parkways, wooden crating, pallets,
and any waste material which because of the
' volume and nature do not lend themselves to
collection with ordinary garbage and trash and
originating from warehouses, abattoirs, and
• manufacturing plants.
(0 Non-Combustible Refuse means metals,
mineral matters, large quantities of glass or
crockery, metal furniture, auto bodies and parts,
washing machines, refrigerators, and other
similar material usual to housekeeping or to
operation of stores and offices.
(g) Pathological Waste means tissues, organs,
body excretions, or solid organic waste from
hospitals, laboratories, clinics or similar sources.
(h) Health Division means the Public Health
Division of the City.
(i) Refuse means the combination of or
mixture of rubbish and garbage.
(j) Rubbish means every accumulation of
ipcr, excelsior, rags, wooden and paper boxes
or containers, sweepings and all other
accumulation of materials other than garbage
which are usual to housekeeping and to the
operation of stores, office0 and other business
•places and c.lso any bottles, cans or containers.
(k) 'Yard Trash means every accumulation of
leaves, grass cuttings, shrubbery cuttings or
other refuse attending the care of lawns,
shrubbery, vines, and tree trimmings. USDs 2-5
Excepted. (Orel. 69-986-718, Sec. 2; Ord.
71-557-278, Sec. 1; Ord. 72-400-292, Sec. 3)
616.102 Subscription to Service Required.
The occupant, unless the o\vn;r subscribes as set
forth in this Section, or the owner, if the owner
and occupant are the same, of every
multi-family dwelling and office, institutional,
commercial or industrial building in the City
within the First Urban Services District where
garbage, rubbish, refuse, non-combustible refuse
or industrial waste is generated shall subscribe to
a commercial garbage and rubbish collection
system or a City-operated garbage and rubbish
collection system where such commercial or
^ity-operated collection system is . available.
i!i";<; any such owner or occupant has received
from the Public Health Division permission to
(JinI vnvillc 8-25-72)
dispose of his own
sanitary manner iippvec
Division. The f
commercial or industrial
or mjsh in a
c Tuotic Health
unit,
establishment is
occupied shall be prima facie evidence that
garbage, refuse, rubbish, non-combustible refuse
or industrial waste is being generated upon such
premises. USDs 2-5 Excepted. (Ord. 70-953-442,
Sec. 1 ; Ord. 72-400-292, Sec. 4)
616.103 Garbage and Trash Container
Requirements and Specifications.
(a) Garbage Receptacles Required;
Exceptions. Subject only to the following
exceptions, all garbage, rubbish and refuse shall
be collected and stored in garbage receptacles:
(1) Mechanical Pickup. Garbage, rubbish
and refuse may be stored or collected in a
container designed for mechanical pick-up if the
container and its location have been approved
by the Health Division. All food, waste and
putrcscible matter placed in such a container
shall be enclosed in i water-proof bag which is
securely closed.
(2) Vermin-Proof Room or Refrigerator.
Garbage, rubbish and refuse may be stored or
collected in a special vermin-proof room or
closed food-waste refrigerator which has been
approved by the Health Division.
(b) Removal of Improper Receptacles. Any
container used for the collection or stor: ^e of
garbage, rubbish or refuse \vhich fails to qualify
as a garbage receptacle as defined herein shall be
clearly marked by the garbage collection service,
which marking shall specify in what manner the
container fails to meet such requirements. Any
container so tagged shall be removed from
service. Upon failure of the party furnishing
such container to remove it from service after
written notice the garbage collection service
shall remove it from service and destroy the
container. USDs 2-5 Excepted. (Ord.
69-986-7 1 8, Sec. 4)
616.104 Number of Receptacles for
Accumulation of Rubbish. All stores, shops,
restaurants, hotels, boarding or apartment
houses, warehouses, institutions, manufacturing
and processing plants, duplexes, households, and
other places in (he City shall provide a sufficient
number of such containers, rooms or
refrigerators to hold the accumulation of
garbage, rubbish or refuse generated on the
property. USDs 2-5 Excepted. (Ord..
69-986-718, Sec. 5)
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616.105 Cleaning of Rooms and
Refrigerators Used for Storage of Garbage. Each
room and refrigerator used for Hie collection or
storage of garbage, refuse or rubbish shall be
cleaned after removal of the garbage, refuse and
fuobish. W.-'sle water from such cleaning shall be
disposed of in the same manner as required for
disposition of sewerage. USDs 2-5 Excepted.
(Ord. 69-876-718, Sec. 6)
616.106 Yard Trash. All yard trash except
tree trimmings shall be placed and contained in a
garbage receptacle or a disposable box. The
garbage collection service shall not be
responsible to collect such yard trash not so
contained and shall not be required to collect
any tree trimming exceeding five feet in length
or six inches in diameter. This section shall not
apply during periods when the City, or an area
including the City, has been designated as a
disa.ster area. USDs 2-5 Excepted. (Ord.
69-986-718, Sec. 7)
616.107 Collection of Building Materials
and Industrial Waste. The garbage collection
service shall not be responsible for the collecting
or hauling o trash, discauled building material,
dirt, rock, plaster, lumber, metal,
non-combustible refuse or other like material
originating from private property preliminary to,
during or subsequent to the construction of new
buildings, alteration or additions to existing
buildings of whatsoever type in amounts
exceeding one cubic yard per week, or when
such materials result from work performed by a
construction or building contractor. The
Garbage Division shall not be responsible for
collecting or hauling industrial waste from
warehouses, abattoirs, or manufacturing plants.
USDs 2-5 Excepted. (Ord. 69-986-718, Sec. 8)
616.108 Location of Garbage Receptacles.
All parties receiving garbage, rubbish or refuse
service shall place the garbage receptacles at
curbsHe unless the garbage collection service
provides collection at another location. USDs
2-5 Excepted. (Ord. 69-986-718, Sec. 9)
616.109 Disposing of Dangerous Materials.
No person shall dispose of any acid, explosive
material, inl'lair.mahle liquids or any dangerous
or lii::'ily eoirosive male-rial in any garbage
coiilaiiiei which shall be detrimental or harmful
lo any person. USDs 2-5 Excepted. {Ord.
(»»M>S(i-7l'S. See. 10)
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616.110 Uttering Prohibited. No person
shall litter, sweep, lay, throw, allow or permit
his employee or any other person under his
control to litter, sweep, lay or throw any ashes.
paper, dirt, boxes, garbage, refuse.
non-combustible refuse, industrial waste, or
rubbish of any kind in or upon any street,
sidewalk, body of water, place, lot, air shaft,
areaway, backyard, court, or alley; nor shall this
material be dropped, spilled, or scattered from
any vehicle upon any street, road, public or
private place. The owner of leased or rented
property shall remove the material from the
common use areas of his property and keep the
common use areas free from this material. USDs
2-5 Excepted. (Orel. 70-953-442, Sec. 2)
616.111 Disposing of Garbage and
Pathological Waste. Garbage offal, refuse, dead
animals and manure or any combination of these
with rubbish shall be disposed of by
incineration, burial, sanitary land fill or other
method approved by the Health Division. The
disposal of all pathological waste shall be by
incineration or other method approved by the
Health Division. USDs 2-5 Excepted. (Ord.
69-986-718, Sec. 12)
616.112 Standing Vehicles. Vehicles used
for transporting any offensive matter shall not
be allowed to stand or remain near any occupied
premise and shall be kept clean so as not to
cause a nuisance. USDs 2-5 Excepted. (Ord.
69-986-718, Sec. 13)
616.113 Penalty. The violation of any
provision of this Chapter shall constitute a Class
C offense against the City. USDs 2-5 Excepted.
(Ord. 69-986-718, Sec. 15)
616.114 Citations and Fine Schedule. The
Judges of the Municipal Court may in their
discretion establish a schedule of fines to be
assessed in cases of violations of this Chapter.
Upon filing of such schedule with the Clerk of
the Municipal Court, the Clerk is authorized to
collect such fines in accordance with the
p:ovisions of the schedule thereof from all
persons charged in citations with violations of
any of the offenses included therein. Persons
accused of offenses covered by this fine schedule
may, within ten days, appear at the office of the
Clerk of the Municipal Court ami pay the fines
so provided after entering their pleas of guilty to
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'he offense charpcd and after waiving in writing
.e right to trial. Where a person served by
citation under the provisions of this Section
shall elect not to pay tlic fine provided for such
violation by the Judges of the Municipal Court,
the Municipal Court Clerk shall issue a summons
requiring the person to appear in Municipal
Court. USDs 2-5 Exceptccl. (Ord. 69-986-718,
Sec. 16)
616.115 Enforcement and Issuance of
Citations. The Health Division, the Garbage
Division and the Sheriff shall be responsible for
the enforcement of this Chapter. The employees
designated by the Director of Health, Welfare
and Bio-Environmental Services and the Director
of Public Works in writing, together with
officers of the Sheriffs Office shall be
authorized to issue citations hcreunder. USDs
2-5 Excepted. (Ord. 69-986-718, Sec. 17)
Charter.
§3.02(12) Power to Collect and Dispose of Garbage and Other
Refuse and to Regulate the Collection and Disposal of
Garbage by Others
§3.02(18) Power to Build, Purchase, Maintain and Operate
Public Utilities; Fix the Rates and Provide for Making
Charges and Assessments Necessary, for the Proper
Furnishing of Such Scivice and to" Provide Liens or
Penalties and Withdrawal jf Service for Rcfus.il or Failure
to( Pay Utility Service Provided by the Consolidated
Government
Art. 7, Ch. 7 Tublic Works Dej .-.rtment
§7.706 Garbage and Street Cleaning Division
F.S.A.:
§167.06 Power of the City to Provide for Removal of Garbage
§167.73 Power of the City to Charge and Collect for Garbage
Removal
§168.15 Depositing Garbage Near Water Supply Areas
§210.03 No Municipality Shall, After July 1, 1972, Levy or
Collect Any Excise Tax on Cigarettes
§317.761 Transportation of Garlv;-e
§381.03 State Board of Health Rules and Regulations for
Garbage Disposal
§§339.29, 821.36, 861.10 Dumping Garbage, Offenses
§585.49 Garble Defined
§861.13 ct seq. Beautification of Dumps Visible from
Highways
Fla. Ally. Gen. Ops.: An occupational license tax may be
imposed on a garbage collector even though he operates
under a franchise or pays monthly or annual fees to county.
1970 Op. Ally. On. 070-U
LOAD'S:
Op. 1?2 Garbage and Sewer Rates - Indigent* - Free. Stamps
in Lieu of 1'aymcnt
Op. I -16 Gaibai'.c C'olli-clion Franchise - Duties of Franchisee
Op. ?(">') G;nb:i;v Collection •- Power of City to Make
Mandatory - Kci'.iilalions
Op. 337 Collection by Oily of Charges by 1'iivalc Companies
for Garbage Collection Si.vices
McQuillin:
Garbage Regulations.Generally §§24.245, 24.248
Contracts lor Collection,Generally §24.251
Garble Disposal, Generally f-24.242
Cross References:
Director of Health. Welfare and Bio-Environmental Services
§14.102
Division of Health §14.103
Public Works Department Ch. 18
Sheriffs Office CI.. 24
Utility Regulatory Hoard Ch. 60
Municipal Court Ch. 300
Water, Sewer and Garbage Utility Regulations Ch. 620
Utility Regulatory Board Rules Ch. 624
Utility Services Tax Ch. 806
Throwing Debris in Public §530.106
Throwing and Distributing Handbills §330.110
Class C Offense §304.101
Swill Garbage Ch. 520
Rodents . .id Insects - Garbage Container Standards §526.105
Chapter 617
WASTE COLLECTION AND
DISPOSAL SERVICE BY
CONTRACTORS
Part 1. General
617.101 Generally
617.102 Definitions
617.103 Penalty
Part 2. Waste Collection and
Dispos.:! Service Charge
617.201 Waste Collection and Disposal
Service Charge Established
617.202 Liability for Charges
617.203 Payment and Collection of
Charges
617.204 Notice of Lien
617.205 Petition Against Excessive or
Erroneous Lein
(Jackio-ivillu 8-2S-VJ)
Reproduced from
best available copy.
Part
617.301
617.302
617.303
617.304
617.305
617.306
617.307
617.308
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3. Selection of Waste Collection
and Disposal Service Areas
and Contractors
Designation of Service Areas
Advertising for Service
Contractors
Filin» for Applications
Content of Application
Public Hearing on Measure
of Contract Compensation
Measure of Contract Compensation
Public Hearing on Award of Contracts
Award (if Contracts
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617.309 Contract Provisions: Exemption
from Purchasing Code
617.310 Conduct of Hearings r V
' '
617.401
617.402
617.403
— .
617.404
617.405
61 7.406
617.407
617.408
61 7.409
617.410
617.41 1
61 7.41 2
617.413
617.414
Part 4. Standards of Service
Residential Wast< Collection
Service
Commercial and Multi-
Family Residential Service
Exemption from Waste
Collection Service Requirements
Refuse on Streets
Special Services
Frequency of Waste Collection
Waste Receptacles
Removal of Improper Receptacles
Hours of Collection
Office Hours of Contractor
Route Reruns and Special Pick-ups
Information Available to Residents
Collection Equipment
Conduct of Personnel
Part 1. General
617.101 Generally. The City shall provide
commercial and residential waste collection and
disposal services by contract pursuant to this
Chapter within the territory to which this
Chapter ,.„.. applies. USDs Excepted. (Ord
'
this
72.-V 0
617.102 Definitions. As used in
Chapter and in Chapter 60 of the Code:
(a) Board means the Utility Regulatory
Board of the City.
(b) Contractor means any person,
partnership, company corporation, association',
' or any other entity applying for a contract to
provide or providing waste collection and
disposal services to the City as described in this
Chapter.
(c) Garbage means every accumulation of
animal, vegetable, or other matter that attends
the preparation, consumption, decay, dealing in
or storage of meats, fish, fowl, birds, fruit or
vegetables or any other putrcscible matter,
including animal fcccs, and also including cans,
containers or wrappers along with such
materials.
(d) Trash means every accumulation of
leaves, grass cuttings, shrubbery cuttings, tree
trimmings, or other refuse attending tin- care of
lawns, shrubbery, vines and lives, and waste
Iniilding materials, generated by residential
premises.
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best available copy.
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(c) Rubbish means every accumulation of
paper, excelsior, rags, wooden and paper boxes
or containers, sweepings and all other
accumulation of materials other than garbage
which are usual to housekeeping and to the
operation of stores, offices, and other business
places and also any bottles, cans or containers.
(0 Residential Waste means any combination
of garbage, trash and rubbish usual to
housekeeping and generated solely by residents
in the ordinary course of residential occupancy
of a premises, excluding major appliances such
as stoves and refrigerators, furniture, automobile
bodies and parts, tires, household and yard
appliances, and other bulky items not suitable
for proper confinement in a garbage receptacle.
It shall also include that waste collected from
multi-family residential customers and
commercial establishments, both as specified in
Section 617.402 hereof.
(g) Residential Premises means every lot or
parcel of land which is improved for occupancy
as a single family residence, or a duplex.
(h) Duplex means a building divided
horizontally or vertically and designed or
occupied by '.wo single family housekeeping
units.
(i) Commercial Premises means every lot or
parcel of land which is improved for occupancy,
excluding residential premises.
G) Curoside means the area within five feet
of the edge of the traveled portion of any public
or private street affording reasonable access to
waste collection vehicles, but only such portion
thereof as lies on the roadway side of any
drainage ditch.
(k) Special Service means an addition;:!
convenience or service to the customer which
increases the cost of service and is not a service
required to be provided pursuant to this
Chapter.
(1) Measure of Contract Compensation mean?
the annual amount of money to be paid by the
City to the Contractor for rendering waste
collection and disposal service to a specified
service area, the amount to be determined In
multiplying the number of residential premises
in the service area, as determined by the Board,
times the annual rate of compensation.
(m) Annual Rate of Compensation means the
amount of money per residential premises to In-
paid by the City to contractors for waste
collection and disposal services to be rendered
by the contractor to the residential premises.
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USDs Excepted. (Orel. 72-292-400, Sec. 1)
617.103 Penalty. Tlic violation of any
provision of this Chapter by a contractor shall
constitute an offense against the City,
punishable as provided for violations of Section
620.109 of the Code. USDs Exccptcd. (Ord.
—# ' Part 2. Waste Collection and
.v" Disposal Sen'ice Ginrge
^"—617.201 Waste Collection and Disposal
f_Service Qiarge Established. In exchange for the
providing of residential waste collection service,
and for the availability thereof, to residential
premises and to such commercial premises as
—receive residential waste collection services
pursuant to this Chapter, there is imposed upon
. each such premises an annual waste collection
,.—and disposal service charge in an amount to be
f fixed from time to time by ordinance. It is the
; intent of the Council to fix such charge in an
•< _amount such that the estimated revenues
•• -therefrom shall be sufficient to defray the cost
^ of providing such service, either directly or by
independent contractor. USDs Excepted. (Ord.
617.202 Liability for Charges. The owner of
-overy residential premises, and of every
• comn.^rcial premises electing to receive
esidenlial waste collection services pursuant to
_his Chapter, shall be responsible and liable for
payment of the waste collection and disposal
-ervice charge imposed by this Part and for the
urnishing of a sufficient number of receptacles
"and disposal containers for the premises to
provide for disposal of residential waste from
lie premises. A commercial establishment in the
—ime building with a residential dwelling unit,
even though under the same ownership, shall not
e considered a part of the residential premises,
ut shall be treated as a separate coinmerckil
premises. USDs Exccptcd. (Ord.
^°cc- J>
^ 617.203 Payment and Collection of :N;
• Charges. v
'-.- -(a) Billing. At substantially the same time
_.ich year as the ad valorem tax bills are mailed,
the Tax Collector shall mail a statement of the
nount of the was'-:; collection and disposal
n'ices charges du • to the owner of the
jl crty as reflected by the most recent tax
icksonvillc 8-25-72)
assessment roll. He shall also mail statements to
those owners of similar property not contained
on that (ax roll based upon such information as
may be available to him from other sources. The
waste collection and disposal service charges
shall be due and payable upon receipt each year,
for residential waste collection services to be
provided during the following calendar year, and
shall become delinquent if not paid before
January 1 of the said following year. A second
bill shall be sent to all persons whose charges are
delinquent, and shall include a five percent late
charge. If not paid by April 1 , the delinquent
waste collection and disposal charge shall
become a lien on the residential premises
benefited by the service upon entry in the Waste
Lien Book as provided in subsection (b) hereof.
(b) Lien on Residential Premises. Those
delinquent waste collection and disposal service
'charges not paid before April 1 , shall become a
lien upon residential premises benefited by the
service, upon entry in the "Waste Lien" book as
hereinafter provided, shall be prior to all other
liens except taxes and shall bear interest at the
rate of ten percent per annum. The Tax
Collector shall cause such liens to be entered in a
book which shall be prepared and kept for that
purpose and kept open for public inspection
during reasonable office hours in the Office of
the Tax Collector, labeled "Waste Lien Book."
The entry shall be made on or before April 25
and shall include the amount and due date of
the charges, and the legal description of the
property upon which the lien is placed. Such
liens shall be subject to foreclosure by the City
pursuant to Chapter 173, Florida Statutes, or
other applicable law.
(c) Unpaid Commercial Service Charts. If
waste collection and disposal service charges
remain unpaid after January I of each year, for
service to be provided to any commercial or
multi-family premises having elected to receive
residential service, the Board shall order the
contractor to not provide service
premises. USDs Excepted. (Ord. 72<£
^617.204 Notice of Lien. Upon the entry of
the lien in the Waste Lien Book, with respect to
residential premises, the Tax Collector shall:
(a) On or before April 25, cause a notice of
assessment and lien to be published one time in
a daily newspaper regularly published and in
general circulation in the City, which notice
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.shall show the nature of the lien, the total
amount thereof, exclusive of interest and
advertising costs, thai such total is exclusive of
advertising costs, and that the total amount ^ludf
bcar£ interest at the rale of ten percent per
(b) With; i ten days after publication of the
notice of assessment and lien, cause a notice of
lien to be mailed to the owner of the affected
property as indicated by the most recent tax
assessment roll, which notice shall indicate the
following:
• (1) The original amount of the waste,
collection and disposal charge; •, ,. ;,
(2) The amount of the late-clrar.ge-;v'-';-'v'ifcjJ"'J
(3) The amount of the advertising cost;
(4) The total amount due; t- MJ>.mJ
• (5) That the -to lai'li mount due shall .bear
interest at the rate of ten percent per annum
eerrrrrrcncing-oirthe--date of-entry-in the Waste-
-tfe'n Book--" ^-"^JT^^
(6) The date/k.publication of notice of
assessment and lien;
(7) That the owner may file a sworn
petition with the Secretary of the Council
within for'y days of the publication of notice of
assessment and lien protesting any erroneous
::n.l_and lien. USDs 2-5 Exccpted. (Ord.
617.205 Petition Against Excessive or
Erroneous Lien. The owner of the real properly
affected by any such notice of assessment and
lien shall have the right at any time within forty
days after the publication of such notice
pertaining to the property of such owner, to
present to the Public Services Committee of the
Council a sworn petition stating his interest in
the property and alleging that in the opinion of
the petitioner the amount of the lien is
erroneously entered, and to be heard upon such
petition. If such petition is presented within
such time, the Council shall make due and
proper inquiry inlo the questions involved,, and
if il shall appear to the satisfaction of the
Coniv il that the cost as entered is erroneously
staled then the Council, by resolution, shall so
declare and shall cause the entry (hereof in the
Waste Lien Book to be corrected by the Tax
Collector and • shall fix such amount to be
charged against the real properly as may be just
and proper. The amount so fixed shall stand as
the amount of such lieu. In all cases where no
petition shall have been filed, as herein provided.
within forty days after (he publication of the
notice, the cost of such work as entered in the
Waste Lien Book shall become, a fixed lien on
the real property. Notwithstanding the
procedures of (his paragraph, if at any time il
shall appear to the Council that a lien is
defective in its amount or its identification of
the real property against which the lien is fixed,
upon its own motion, the Council may, by
resolution, so declare and shall cause the entry
in the Waste Lien Book to be corrected by the
Tax Collector. The lien shall be effective against
the real property upon which it is assessed from
xiUhe time of entry in the Waste Lien Book, and
shall not become final until the amount thereof
has been fixed_as aforesaid. USDs Excepted.
"• (Ord. 72{292^To6rSec. 1)
>-• PartS. Selection of Waste Collection
and Disposal Service Areas and
Contractors
617.301 Designation of Service Areas.
There shall be no more than six service areas nor
less than four service areas, the initial five of
which are as follows:
(a) Service Area I. Commence at the
southwest corner of Duval County at tile-
intersection of the Duval County, Baker County.
and Clay County lines; thence northerly along
the Baker County-Duval County line to the
intersection of the Baker County, Duval County,
and Nassau County lines; thence northeasterly
along the Duval County-Nassau County line to
the southerly right-of-way of Interstate Highway
No. 10; thence easterly along the southerly
right-of-way of Interstate Highway No. 10 to the
westerly right-of-way of Interstate Highway No.
295; thence southerly along the westerly
right-of-way of Interstate Highway No. 295 to
the northerly right-of-way of Normandy
Boulevard (Slate Highway No. 228); thence
easterly along the northerly right-of-way ot
Normandy Boulevard to the center line of Cedar
River (also known as Cedar Creek); thence
meander southeasterly along the center line of
the Cedar River to the center line of the Ortega
River; thence meander northeasterly along the
center line of the Ortega River to tin.'
southeasterly boundary line of Urban Services
District 1; thence southerly and easterly alon;1.
the boundary line of Urban Services District I lo
Hie center line of the St. Johns River; (hence
southerly along the center line of the St. Johns
Rivet to the Duval County-Clay County line;
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_ 'hence westerly along tlic Clay County-Duval
.ounty line to the point of beginning.
(b) Service Area II. Commencing at the
intersection of the southerly right-of-way of
~ Interstate Highway No. 10 and the Nassau
Counly-Duval County line, thence northeasterly
along the Nassau County-Duval County line to
— the westerly right-of-way of U.S. Highway No.
1, thence southerly along the westerly
right-of-way of U.S. Highway No. 1 to the
._ southerly right-of-way of Moncrief Road, thence
southeasterly along the southerly right-of-way of
Moncrief Road to the northeasterly boundary
line of Urban Services District 1, thence westerly
~ and southerly along boundary line of Urban
Services District 1 to the center line of the
Ortega River, thence meander southwesterly
— along the center line of the Ortega River to the
center line of the Cedar River (also known as
Cedar Creek), thence meander northwesterly
_along the center line of the Cedar River to the
northerly right-of-way of Normandy Boulevard
(State Highway No. 228), thence westerly along
the northerly right-of-way of Normandy
""Boulevard to the westerly right-of-way of
Interstate Highway No. 295, thence northerly
•>ng the westerly right-of-way of Interstate
'-•Highway No. 295 to the southerly right-of-way
of Interstate Highway No. 10, thence westerly
along the southerly right-of-way of Interstate
_.Higliway No. 10 to the point of beginning,
excepting tlut part .lying within Urban Services
District No. 5 (City of Baldwin).
(c) Service Area III. Commencing at the
"intersection of the westerly right-of-way of U.S.
Highway No. 1 with the Nassau County-Duval
County line, thence easterly along the Nassau
—County-Duval County line to the mean high
water mark of the Atlantic Ocean, thence
southerly along the mean high water mark of the
_Atlantic Ocean to the cente.- line of the St.
Johns River, thence meander westerly along the
center line of the St. Johns River to the
northerly boundary line of Urban Services
""District 1, thence westerly along the northerly
boundary of Urban Services District 1 to the
westerly right-of-way of Moncrief Road: thence
—northwesterly along westerly right-of-way of
Moncrief Road to the westerly right-of-way of
U.S. Highway No. I; thence northerly alone tnc
_wcstcrly right-of-way of U.S. Highway No. 1 to
.*'•". point of bci.'inning.
vd) Service Area IV. Commencing at the
•intersection of the northerly right-of-way of
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Beach Boulevard (U.S. Highway No. 90) with
the easterly boundary line of Urban Services
District I thence northerly along the easterly
boundary of Urban Services District I to the
center line of the St. Johns River, thence
meander easterly along the center line of the St.
Johns River to the Atlantic Ocean; thence
southerly along the mean high water mark of the
Atlantic Ocean to the northerly right-of-way of
Beach Boulevard (U.S. Highway No. 90); thence
westerly along the northerly right-of-way of
Beach Boulevard to the point of beginning,
excepting that part lying within Urban Services
Districts 2, 3, and 4.
(e) Service Area V. Commencing at the
intersection of the northerly right-of-way of
Beach Boulevard (U.S. Highway No. 90) and the
easterly boundary line of Urban Services District
1, thence easterly along the northerly
right-of-way of Beach Boulevard to the mean
high water mark of the Atlantic Ocean thence
southerly along the mean high water mark of the
Atlantic Ocean to the St. Johns County-Duval
County line, thence westerly and southerly
along the St. Johns County-Duval County line to
the southeastcrnmost corner of Duval County,
thence westerly along the St. Johns
County-Duval County line to the center line of
the St. Johns River, thence meander northerly
along the center line of the St. Johns River to
the southerly boundary line of Urban Services
District 1, thence northeasterly and easterly
along the southerly boundary line of Urban
Services District 1 to the point of beginning,
excepting that part lying within Urban Services^
District 2. USDs Excepted. (Ord. 72-^9>-"400,<2'
Sec. 1)
61 7.302 Advertising for Service
Contractors. The Board shall call the submission
of applications to provide such service by any
interested person or persons and shall direct the
Purchasing Officer of the City to publish one
time in a daily newspaper of general circulation
in the City at least fifteen days before the
closing date for filing applications a legal notice
that the Board will receive sworn applications
for a contract for each service area. The notice
shall include the following:
(a) Specified service areas;
(b) The standards, pursuant to subsection
617.30S(b) which the Board will consider when
awarding the contracts;
(c) That an original and two copies of each
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;ipplic;ilion must be submit led it) accordance
with Chapter 617 of the Ordinance (.'ode and
that copies of that chapter arc available, upon
request, from the Board;
(d) That a separate application must be filed
for each service area applied for; and
(c) That applications must be delivered lo the
Purchasing Division, Room 301, City Hall, no
later than 5:00 P.M. on the..datc specified. USDs
Exccplcd. (Old. 72O92>ibofSec. 1)
617.303 Filing for Applications.
(a) An original and two copies of each
application for a contract must be filed for each
service area applied for.
(b) Applications shall be delivered to the
Purchasing Division of the City, Room 301, City
Hall, no later than 5:00 P.M. on the date
specified in the notice, and, upon receipt shall
immediately be delivered by the Division to the
Board.
(c) Application shall be sworn to before a
notary public or other officer authorized to
administer oaths in the following terms:
"I swear (or affirm) under the penalties of
perjury that the information given in this
application is true and correct."
USDs Exceptcd. (Ord. 72^9/^400?Sec. 1)
617.304 Content of Application. Each
application shall include the following:
(a) The full name and address of the
applicant.
(b). The character of the organization, that is,
whether a corporation, company, association,
joint stock association, individual
proprietorship, firm or partnership.
. (c) If a corporation, the names and addresses
of its officers and directors and a copy of its
articles of incorporation and all amendments
thereto.
(d) The date the business was legally
organized and if now in business, the date of
commencement of service to customers.
(c) If applicant is an individual, firm,
corporation, association, or partnership, the
names and addresses of all parties owning an
interest in the applicant organization; if
applicant is a partnership, a copy of the
partnership agreement and all amendments
thereto; if applicant is a corporation, the names
and addresses of all the stockholders of the
corporation and the peKvntagc of the total
stock held by each stockholder.
(f) A detailed and audited statement of
financial condition (balance sheet) of applicant,
prepared by a duly licensed independent
certified public accountant, showing all assets
and liabilities of every kind and character
including secured and unsecured debts,
judgments, current indebtedness and all other
liabilities.
(g) A detailed and audited statement of
profit and loss of applicant, prepared by a duly
licensed independent certified public
accountant, for the preceding calendar or fiscal
year if applicant has operated for that period.
(h) A detailed projected statement of
operations for the applicant's next succeeding
fiscal year with supplementary information
detailing the following:
(1) A schedule of fixed assets, depreciation
expense and reserve for depreciation which shall
include a detailed list of all vehicles and
equipment presently in use including make,
model, year, capacity, remaining service life, and
other pertinent data. The applicant shall also
provide a detailed list of vehicles and equipment
it intends to acquire in the event that the
applicant is awarded a contract, together with its
projected method of financing these additions.
(2) A schedule of all personnel required to
operatv for the projected year, including
supervisory and management personnel,
including the job description, number of
personnel, and required compensation for each
classification.
(i) Estimated number of residences to be
served, with supportive data and method of
determining number of residences.
(j) Data on sanitary landfill site to be used at
time of application, including:
(1) Location
(2) Landowner
(3) Operator
(4) Size (Acres)
(5) Remaining Life (years)
(6) Copy of Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity issued by the Health
Division, if operated by applicant.
(7) A statement of projected cost of
operations for landfill and disposal.
(k) Evidence of insurability by submission of
a binder mceliiig the requirements of thii-
Chapter. USDs Exccpled. (Ord.
Sec. I)
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617.305 Public Hairing on Measure of
~~ Contract Compensation. Prior to awarding the
contracts, the Board shall give at least fifteen
days notice by publication one time in a
— newspaper of general circulation in the City of a
public hearing to be held by the Board to
determine, pursuant to Section 617.306, the
measure of contract compensation to be paid
the contractors. The notice shall contain the
date, time, and place of the meeting, that all
interested parties may attend and be heard, the
~~ factors specified in Section 617.306 to be
considered by the Board in making its
determination and that the meeting may be
— adjourned from time to time. toa> time certain
until completed. (Ord. 72<2.9>400/Scc. 1)
_ 617.306 Measure of Contract
Compensation. The Board shall determine the
measure of contract compensation to be paid to
contractors providing residential waste
~ collection and disposal services to the .City
pursuant to this Chapter. The Board shall
determine the annual rate of compensation
— which shall be applied uniformly to all service
areas. In determining the annual rate of
>mpensation the Board shall consider the
_ lolloping factors.
(a) Number of residential premises in each
service area as determined by the Board. -
(b) Reasonable necessary expenses incurred
~~ in operations;
(c) A rate of return upon the investment of
the contractor that is fair, just, and
— compensatory;
(d) Any other relevant factors which may
include an operating ratio of the contractors'
_ operating expenses to gross revenue. Thereafter
if the Council shall not reject the contract rates
as designated by the Board within thirty days,
the Board's determination of the conlnic.tCrates
- shall become effective. (Ord. 72-^-1 OC^Sec.
D
- 617.307 Public Hearing on Award of
Contracts. Prior to awarding the contracts
pursuant to Section 617.308, the Board shall
give fifteen days prior notice by publication one
time in a newspaper of general circulation in the
City, of a public hearing to be held by the Board
to determine which applicants shall be awarded
~ "'c contracts Tor waste collection and disposal
' rvicc for the five designated service arc-as of
the City. The notice shall contain the dale, time.
and place of the meeting, that all interested
parties may attend and be heard, the factors
specified in Section 617.308 to be considered by
the Board in making the awards and that the
meeting may be adjourned from time to time to
a -lime ...certain until completed. (Ord.
72c2(j: im'Scc. 1 )
617.308 Award of Contracts.
(a) Within ninety days after the closing date
for filing applications, the Board shall enter its
orders granting or denying the contracts in the
best interests of the City, and the Mayor may
immediately execute contracts pursuant thereto
between the City and successful applicants
subject to the condition that funds therefore are
appropriated. '*'
(b) In making such determination the
following criteria shall be considered:
(1). The applicant's financial fitness;
(2) The applicant's experience;
(3) The quality and quantity of the
applicant's proposed equipment and facilities,
and the service to be rendered.
(4) If the applicant presently provides
residential or commercial waste collection
services, whether existing operations arc
satisfactory. '•
(5) Whether the applicant or any of its
owners, officers or directors has a criminal
record;
(6) The ability of the applicant to earn a
fair return on invested capital; and
(7) Such other considerations as the Board
deems relevant.
(c) A separate contract shall be awarded for
each service area.
(d) No contractor shall be awarded more
than two contracts.
(c) No contractor owned or controlled in any
manner by any person, corporation, or other
entity having any ownership interest, or control
of another contractor which has been awarded a
contract pursuant to this Chapter shall be
awarded a contract. USDs Excepted. (Ord.
72c29>400,:-Sec. 1)
617.309 Contract Provisions; Exemption
from Purchasing Code. Every contract awarded
by the City pursuant to this Chapter shall be
exempt from Part 2 of. the Jacksonville.
Purchasing Code and shall include at least the
following provisions and conditions:
(a) Term. The contract shall be effective for a
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period of six years,"except that a contract may
be issued for a lesser period if necessary to effect
•A common expiration da'c of all outstanding
contracts or if the City elects to serve the area of
operation directly by City forces.
(b) Transfcrabilily. No contract may be sold,
assigned or transferred to another by the
contractor named therein, nor shall any person
cause or permit the transfer of stock control of a
corporate contractor unless approved by the
Board. The transferor and transferee shall jointly
file an application for a transfer, in the same
form as required for an application for an
original contract, together with the details of the
proposed transaction, including consideration,
method of payment, effective date of transfer,
and other pertinent facts required by the Board.
The Board shall approve or disapprove the
transfer based upon the same criteria as apply to
the original award of a contract. Any transferee
shall agree to comply with, assume and perform
all liabilities, obligations, conditions and
standards imposed by the contract upon the
transfnor. No consideration paid by a transferee
to a transferor, allocable solely to contract
rights, shall ever be recognized by the City for
purposes of determining compensation to a
contractor.
(c) Standards of Service. The contractor shall r,
agree to comply with all of the standards of t,"
service provided by Ordinance of the City, as .^
such ordinances may be amended from time to "^
time throughout the term of the contract in the -.
exercise of the City's public health and safety ?•';
functions. ^
(d) Insurance.
(J) Automobile and General Liability
Insurance R\ .aiircd. The contractor shall carry
at his o\v , expense a comprehensive automobile
and general liability insurance policy issued by
an insurance company authori/.cd to write
liability insurance, in this state having a "B"
rating or better from Alfred M. Best Company,
and possessed of a certificate duly issued by the
State Insurance Commissioner of this Slate, or
such other officer as may from time to time be
designated by the laws of the State, in an
amount of not less thai, one hundred thousand
dollars for each person for bodily injury,
sickness or disease including death resulting
therefrom, three hundred thousand dollars for
each occurrence and twenty-live thousand
dollars fur all property damages in any one
occurrence for each vehicle owned, operated.
driven or controlled by the contractor and
which vehicle is being utilized for the collection
of refuse, and all operations necessary or
incidental to the operators under the contract
and owner of the contract. The policy may be in
the form a separate policy covering all vehicles
operated by the contractor in furtherance of
waste collection in which latter event the policy
shall provide insurance on each vehicle in the
amounts required in this subsection. The policy
or policies shall include an endorsement to t'v.
effect that the same cannot be cancelled for any
cause without notice of cancellation being
served upon the Board and General Counsel at
least flirty days prior to the date of
cancellation. The policy or policies shall be in
the generally accepted fonn used in this state for
liability insurance companies for public liability
policies and shall further provide that the
insolvency or bankruptcy of the assured shall
not relieve the company from the payment of
damage for injuries or death sustained, or loss
occasioned within the provisions of the policy:
that the prepayment of any judgment that nuy
be recovered against the assured upon any claims
covered by the policy s'nall not be a condition
precedent to any right of action against ;;
company upon the policy, but that the compan;.
shall be bound to the extent of its liability under
the policy, and shall pay and satisfy sue'!:
judgment by the injured person, or his heirs or
personal representatives, as the case may be, to
enforce the liability of the company as therei:.
set fprthK'i.to'-^''-*-'-'1*'1-' /'^>'-"-J-s
~ ^ J (2) Renewal Policy. At least forty-five
days before the expiration of an existing policy.
a renewal policy shall be filed with the Board.
and the General Counsel shall approve or rcjcc!
the policy as to form and as to sufficiency. The
tiling of a policy shall not constitute compliance
with this section until the policy has been
approved by the General Counsel. Tin-
con tractor shall agree not to drive or opera!'.
any vehicle for the purpose of collection o:
garbage or solid waste until the policy coveriiv.
the same is approved.
(3) Notice of Cancellation. If a policy i
cancelled, the insurance company ami*
:ontractor shall notify the Board and lh.
General Counsel at least thirty days bcfoiv
cancellation.
(4) City Held Harmless. Should any sui;
for damage be brought against the City i:
connection with any accident or occurrence
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relating to \v;islc collection, (he disposal I hereof.
• the operation of vehicles, then the conlr;iclor
...tall defend the same and will be liable for any
judgment obtained and will save the City
harmless therefrom.
(c) Performance Bond. The contractor shall
maintain on file with the Board a bond in the
amoiinl of fifty thousand dollars in a form
approved by the General Counsel of the City
and payable to the City guaranteeing the faithful
performance of the company's obligations
under, and throughout the period covered by, its
contract. The bond shall be payable to the City,
and shall be conditioned that the contractor
shall well and faithfully observe, fulfill and
perform according to his contract and the
requirements of (his Chapter and that in the
event of any failure to do so on the part of the
contractor, the amount thereof shall be
recoverable by the City for all damages
proximally resulting from the failure of the
contractor to well and faithfully perform
according to the conditions of the bond. No
surety on any bond shall be permitted to
provide resident! ' waste collection service
secured by its bond in lieu of such payment. The
Contract and Performance Bond shall have a
nimon expiration date. It shall be a condition
of any such bond that the surety thereon shall
provide one hundred twe :ty day notice of
proposed cancellalion of the bond.
(0 Filing of Route List and Notice of
Changes. The contractor shall file with the
Board and keep current a list of routes for
residential waste collection service, designating
routes for residential waste except tras.h and
routes for trash separately, together with a map
of those route-, .which list shall specify the clays
of pick-up for residential waste except trash on
each route and the days of pick-up for trash on
each route. The contractor shall not make any
changes in the days of pickup for its routes on
file with the Board unless and until the Board
has approved the change and each residential
premises affected by any such change has
received at least five days prior notice of the
change by publication one time in a newspaper
of general circulation in the City.
(g) Uniform Accounting System. The
contractor shall keep its accounting records and
books according to a uniform chart of accounts
and accounting system prescribed by the Board.
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contractor pursuant lo the contract; or
(3) In lieu of or in addition lo either of the
foregoing remedies, the Board may institute
appropriate proceedings befou the appropriate
court for violation of any ordinance of the City
by the contractor.
(k) Method of Payment. Compensation shall
be payable to the contractor in equal monthly
installments at the end of the month for which
service was provided. Payment shall not be made
by the City's Director of Finance if he receives a
written certification from the Board that the
contractor is in default under the contract, and
that payment should be withheld, or, if the
contractor has defaulted and the City has not
terminated the contract, that the City's cost of
remedying the breach, in the amount
determined by the Board, should be deducted
from the payment to be made, in which event
only the net amount after such deduction shall
be paid. No withheld payment or part thereof
shall bv released by the Finance Director until
authorized to do so by the Board.
(1) Review of Measure of Contract
Compensation Public Hearing.
—"""' ('!•')• During tlv second quarter of each year
following the 1973 calendar year, and after
giving at least fifteen days notice of a public
hearing by publication one time in a newspaper
of general circulation in the City, the Boaid shall
review the number of residential premises in the
service areas and the measure of contract
compensation lo be paid by the City under the
contracts. In making adjustments, if any, in
cither the rate of compensation, the number of
premises in the areas or the measure of contract
compensation paid under any contract, the
Board shall consider the factors specified in
Section 617.306 and the number or residential
premises in the service areas as determined by
the Tax Collector.
(2) The required notice of public hearing
shall include the date, time, and place of the
hearing and a general description of the matters
to be heard by the Board. The hearing may be
held jointly with the public hearing specified in
subsection (in) hereof.
(3) If the Council shall not reject the
changed measure of contract compensation as
designated by the Board-'wilhin thirty-days-of
such designation, the Board's determination of
liic changed measure of contract compensation
shall bf'coine effective the next January I.
"Adjusiincut of Service Areas; Public
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Hearing.
(1) During the second quarter of each yeai
following the 1973 calendar year, and after
giving at least fifteen days notice of a public
hearing by publication one time in a ncwspapr:
of general circulation in the City, the Board sh: 'i
review the boundaries of the service areas ai.d
adjust the number of service areas or the
boundaries of same if it finds changes are
necessary to more effectively serve the
residential premises.
(2) The Board's • determination of Un-
adjusted service areas, if any, shall become
effective January 1 of the following year.
(3) In making the adjustments, the Board
shall consider the following factors: .
(i) Number and density of residential
premises in the service areas.
(ii) Quality of service previoush
provided to the residential premises in the
portions of the service areas to be adjusted.
(iii) Reasonable necessary expenses
incurred to serve the residential premises in the
portions of the areas to be adjusted.
(iv) Any other factors which the Board
may find relevant.
(4) The required notice of public hearin;1
shall include the date, time and place of the
hearing and a general description of the matters
to be heard by the Board.
(5) The required public hearing may be-
held jointly with the public hearing specified in
subsection (1) hereof. (Ord. 72-292-400, Sec. 1)
617.310 Conduct of Hearings. All hearing1;
held by the Board pursuant to this Part 3 shall
be conducted in accordance with the provisions
of the Florida.. Administrative Procedure Act.
,(Ord.72J$02:40tfScc. I). • : .•,/.. /a^
Part 4. Standards of Service
617.401 Residential Waste Collection
Service. The contractor shall provide residential
waste collection service to all residential
premises in the City within the contractor's are;;
of operation or service area, except to such
premises as arc owned by the holder of a permil
from the Public Health Division of the Cit>
permitting the disposal of residential waste froi:i
-the p.remises -in a ,5
the Public Health Division.
(Ord, 72^!>V-40(r,\Scc: \f°f '
USDs Exccptei.
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617.402 Commercial and Muhi-Faniily
isidcntial Service.
(a) Mandatory Collection by Contractor.
Upon request, the contractor shall provide
residential waste collodion service to
n.ulti-family residential customers not exceeding
eight dwelling units, including apartment
buildings, the majority of the units of which
have separate kitchen facilities including a sink,
stove and refrigerator, and mobile home parks,
and to commercial establishments generating not
-more than three forty-pound waste receptacles
for each twice-weekly pick-up, under the
following procedures:
(1) The applicant for service shall apply to
the Board for collection service. The Board shall
determine whclhci the applicant meets the
criteria for service to commercial and
"multi-family residential customers set forth.
(2) Upon determination by the Board that
the applicant is entitled to residential waste
-collection service, the applicant for service shall
pay to the Tax Collector an annual waste
collection service charge in an amount equal to
.the single-family resideniial rate then in effect
multiplied by the number of dwelling units to be
- -ved. The charge shall not be prorated for
, .tial year service.
(3) The Tax Collector shall issue to the
applicant a receipt therefor, and send two copies
of the receipt to the Executive Director of the
-Board, who shall thereupon direct " the
contractor to provide collection service,
accompanying his order with a copy of the Tax
.Collector's receipt.
(4) The contractor shall be compensated
!br such collections according to the terms of his
contract. ...
~ (b) Negotiated Collection by Contractor.
Upc . request, any other multi-family residence
ar commercial establishments Mnable to attract
-competitive commercial service due to
geographical isolation from a commercial waste
:olleclion service route shall receive collet-lion
•.crvice from the contractor. Fees and conditions
for such service shall be subject to negotiations
between the contractor and the customer, with
:olk'ction of fees the responsibility of the
contractor. The contractor shall be entitled to
discontinue collection service for non-payment
)f fees. The Board retains jurisdiction to review
-and determine reasonable Ices to be charged by
t.' contractor for collection services and
ondilions for collection, when the contractor
and the customer fail to successfully negotiate
such fees and conditions. A hearing may be held
on the reasonableness of any such .fcejs-at} the
discretion of the Board. (Ord. *>
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M> 17.403 Exemption from Waste Collection
Service Requirements. Any person may be
exempted from the requirement to accept and
pay for residential waste collection service.
pursuant to this Chapter by applying for and
obtaining not later than January 1 of each year
from the Public Health Division a permit to
dispose of residential waste. The Public Health
Division .shall, jssue fucli-a''permit only(if..(a-) thc./>-
applicant /presents '• to-*th:e~f)ivisTon'"a/pianxfor
disposing of such waste in a sanitary manner '-'^
meetm* detailed-standards fixed by the Division : -
and (b) the applicant's premises are accessible
only from a right-of-way in such a condition as
to render the premises substantially inaccessible .. t
to standard waste collection vehicles: 'The
applicant shall present to the Tax Collector any
permit issued. The Tax Collector shall make a
record of the permit, and delete the applicant's
name from the billing list of the City for
residential waste collection service. An aggrieved' •
applicant for a permit may appeal a decision of
the Public Health Division under this section to
the Public Health and Welfare Committee of the
Council by filing written objection thereto with
the Secretary of the Council within ten days of
the a< ion objected to. The Tax Collector shall
provide a receipi <>f the permit to the applicant
and two copk. of the permit receipt to the
Utility Rcgulatosy Board. The Board shall notify
the appropriate contractor to delete service to
the.x-erx'emptcd premises, in writing, and shall
maintain ji^,reco^d thereof. USDs Excepted.
(Orel. 7#29.3-400tSec. l)/;,;;..
617.404 Refuse on Streets. In addition to
regular scheduled service, the contractor shall
pick up any quantities of waste of the character
of residential waste dumped or scattered on
public rights-of-way within the area served upon
request by the Board. This requirement shall
only apply if the City provides a general
area-wide initial cleanup of the contractor's
service area before the request .by the Board.
USDs Excepted. (Ord. 72;29J-400/Scc. 1)
617.405 Special Services. Services such as
backdoor collection, below ground collection,
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removal of any rcl'usc other than residenti;il
waste as defined herein, or additional pickup;;
shall he subject to negotiations between the
contractor and the owner or occupant of
residential premises. The Board retains
jurisdiction to review and determine reasonable
fees to be charged by the contractor Cor special
services when the parties fail to successfully
negotiate such fees. A hearing may be held by
(he Board on the reasonableness ..of, any. fees
charged. Uii)s Excepted. (Old. 72C£>j-400',':Scc.
1)
617.406 Frequency of Waste Collection.
Except for those residential premises in the
contractor's service area with respect to which
the owner holds a permit from the Public Health
Division issued pursuant to this Chapter, the
contractor/shall pick up from the curbsidc
adjacent 1o each residential premises in his
service area (a) garbage and rubbish at least
twice a week, and (b) trash at least once a week.
Pick-ups shall not be reduced by holidays, but
pick-ups normally scheduled to be made on a
holiday m;.y be rescheduled upon approval by
the Board and notification to the affected
residential premises by notification in a
newspaper of daily circulation in the City as
required by the Board. The contractor shall not
observe any holiday different from those
observed by the City's Division of Sanitation.
USDs Excepted. (Ord. 72^£4007Scc. I)
617.407 Waste Receptacles.
(a) Garbage and Rubbish. Garbage and
rubbish shall be placed for collection separately
from trash, and shall be placed in waste
receptacles weighing not more than forty
pounds and meeting the following additional
standards:
(1) A container of not more than thirty
gallon nor less than twelve quart capacity which
is:
(i) Free from jagged and sharp edges;
(ii) Free from inside structures, such as
inside bands or reinforcing angles, which would
prevent free discharge of the contents;
(iii) Watertight and of impervious
material; and
(iv) Provided with a tight filling cover to
protect the contents from flies, insects, rates and
other animals; or
(2) Wet strength kral't paper bag of- not
more than lour cubic led capacity having such
characteristics, markings and method of securing
as arc prescribed by rcgultion of the Health
Division; or
(3) A plastic bag having an inside
circumference of at least forty inches and not
more than sixty and one-half inches and an
inside length of at least twenty-two inches and
not more than thirty-seven and one-half inches.
and having such characteristics, markings and
method of securing as arc prescribed by
regulation of the Health Division.
(b) Trash. Trash shall be placed for collection
in cither a garbage receptacle meeting the
standard for garbage and rubbish colleqijjbn or a
disposable container. Tree limbs or trimmings
shall not exceed five feet in length or six inches
in diameter. Each receptacle, disposal container,
or other item shall weigh less than forty pounds.
Trash shall be placed for collection separately
from garbage or rubbish. The contractor shall
not be required to collect ; ;y trash which does
not comply with the requirements in this
subsection or which exceeds five cubic yards per
week.
(c) Location of Residential Waste for
Collection. All persons receiving residential
waste collection service pursuant to this Chapter
shall place waste receptacles, disposal containers
and other items at the curbside, unless the
contractor has agreed to provide a special service
collection at another location. USDs Excepted.
(Ord. 1092-400', Sec. 1)
617.408 Removal of Improper Receptacles.
Any container used for the collection or storage
of residential waste which fails to meet the
standards prescribed by this Chapter shall be
clearly marked by the contractor, specifying the
manner in which the container fails to meet
these requirements. Any container which fails to
meet these requirements and is so marked shall
be removed from service by the party furnishing
it. Upon failure of the party furnishing the
container to remove it from service after written
notice by the contractor, the contractor shall
remove the container from service and destroy
it. USDs Excepted. (Ord. 12~29_2^QQ', Sec. I)
617.409 Hours of Collection. The
contractor shall provide residential waste
collection services between the hours of 6:00
a.m. and 6:00 p.m., except to meet holiday or
emergency demands as directed by the Hoard.
USDs Excepted. (Ord. 72-2^2-400' Sec. I)
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617.410 Office Hours of'Contractor. The
ontractor shall maintain an office in the City of
_ Jacksonville and shall keep (he office open and
the office telephones answered between the
hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on weekdays,
_ except to meet holiday or emergency demands
as directed -by Ihc Board. USDs Excepted. (Old.
72{29>400^Scc. I)
617.411 Route Reruns and Special
Pick-Ups. The Board may di.-cct a contractor to
rerun all or any part of any route when the
... Board determines that adequate service has not
been provided. USDs Excepted. (Ord.
72^22-400;'Sec. 1)
617.412 Information Available to
Residents. The contractor shall make available
to any resident at its principal place of business
— in the City, upon the resident's request, any
pertinent information regarding the service
iendercd. The contractor shall have on file for
__ inspection upon request of the general public at
each of its principal places of business the
following:
(a) A copy of the form of contract relating to
• fhe service area of the contractor;
(b) A copy of the1 applicable City ordinances
and Board rules and regulations;
(c) A map showing the area serviced by the
contractor; and
(d) A legible notice placed in a conspicuous
place in the office to the effect that a copy of
the foregoing are kept there for inspection by
the...general public. USDs Excepted. (Ord.
72^292-400; Sec. 1)
617.413 Collection Equipment.
(a) Condition of Equipment. Equipment used
— by a contractor shall be maintained in such
condition as to prevent any sanitary nuisance or
safety hazard. Vehicles shall be .washed
_ thoroughly with suitable disinfectant and
deodorant daily, and all vehicles shall be washed
on the outside weekly.
(b) Truck Identification. All equipment used
in the collection of waste by a contractor shall
be clearly identifiable with the name of the
contractor, telephone number and vehicle
number.
(c) Standing Vehicles. Waste collection
vehicles used by a contractor shall not be
-T 'owed to stand unattended on any public or
street.
(d) Blocking of Traffic. The contractor's
equipment shall be operated so as to minimize
interference with vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
(c) Littering. Collection shall be made and
the equipment operated and maintained by a
contractor in such a manner as to prevent the
dropping or scattering of residential waste (solid
or liqui:!) anywhere except in a lawful landfill
disposal site. All waste spilled or scattered from
vehicles shall be immediately picked upj?y the,
collector. USDs Exceptcd. (Ord. 7
Sec. 1)
617.414 Conduct of Personnel. All
contractor personnel in both field and office
shall refrain from beligerent behavior and
profanity. Correction of any such behavior and
language shall be the responsibility of the
contractor. Personnel shall make collection with
as little noise and as little disturbance to the
resident as possible. Waste receptacles shall be
carefully handled by the personnel and shall be
thoroughly emptied and left at the premises
where they are found, standing and with covers
placed adjacent to the can at the curbsidc. This
work shall be done in a sanitary manner and any
waste spilled by the collector shall be
immediately picked up by the collector.
Personnel shall not be required to expose
themselves to the danger of being bitUn by
vicious dogs in order to accomplish collection.
In any case where the" owner or tenants have
such animals at large, the contractor shall
immediately notify the Board and the City's
Animal Control Officer in writing of such
condition and of his inability to make collv.ction
because o£ such condition. USDs Excepted.
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Op. 269 Garbage Collection Power of City to Make
Mandatoiy ttcciiblions
Op. 337 Collection by City of '.'harj'.cs by Private Companies
for Garbage Collection .Services
McOuillin:
Contracts for Garble Collection, Generally §24.251
Chapter 618
GARBAGE DISPOSAL1
618.101 Purpose and Intent
618.102 Definitions
618.103 Certificate Required for Sanitary
Landfill and Dump
618.104 Application for Certificate
618.105 Director and Planning Board
Recommendations
618.106 Public Hearii."
618.107 Issuance of Certificate
618.108 Operation of Sanitary Landfill
618.109 Operation of Dump
618.110 Correction of Violations
618.111 Suspension and Revocation of
Certifu: te
618.112 Penally
618.113 Exemptions
618,101 Purpose and Intent. The City finds
that the indiscriminate and uncontrolled use of
propel ty for disposal of garbage and refuse in
the City is contrary to the interest of tlie public
health and recognized pui-lic health standards. It
is the purpose of this Chapter to preserve the
public health by .requiring a certificate of public
convenience and ncc:-;sity for the use of
property as a sanitary land fill or as a dump and
by imposing health regulations upon those uses.
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618.102 Definitions. As used in this
chapter:
(a) Director means the Director of the
Department of Health, Welfare and
Bio-Environmental Services or lu's designce.
(b) Planning Board means the Jacksonville
Area Planning Board.
(c) Garbage means all animal and vegetable
waste and all putrescible waste matter.
(d) Refuse means all non putrescible waste
matter substances.
(e) Sanitary Landfill means land on which
garbage or refuse or both are accepted for
deposit or permitted or suffered to be deposited.
(0 Dump means land on which refuse
collected from the public is accepted for deposit
or permitted or suffered to be deposited.
(g) Certificate means a certificate of public
convenience and necessity issued under this
Chapter. (Ord. 71-492-196, Sec. 1)
618.103 Certificate Required for Sanitary
Landfill and Dump. No person shall use any
property or permit another to use property
under his control as a sanitary landfill or as a
dump without a certificate issued by the
Council.
618.104 Application for Certificate.
Application for a sanitary landfill or dump
certificate shall be filed in quadruplicate with
the Director, containing:
(a) A description and plat of the land
involved;
(b) An operational work plan prepared by a
registered professional engineer, as required by
the Director:
(1) A description of tlie sequence and plan
of operation;
(2) The availability of, and equipment for
use of, a water supply;
(3) 'Ilic type and capacity of equipment to
be used;
(4) Plans for f"irc, nuisance and vermin
control;
(5) Existing and proposed roadways and
other accesses;
(6) Existing topography and watercourses
on the land;
(7) A diagram and written description of
the location and extent of dikes, earthwork, and
fill operations; and
(8) Estimated daily volume of garbage and
refuse.
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(c) A demonstration of public need for the
landfill;
(d) Such other information as the Director
may reasonably required;
(e) An application fee of two hundred dollars
for applicants other than governmental bodies;
and
(0 A cash deposit or performance bond in
the amount of three thousand dollars
conditioned upon favorable compliance with
tin's Chapter and with State law and regulations
respecting sanitary nuisance for applicants other
than governmental bodies. (Ord. 71-492-196,
Sees. 2, 3)
618.105 Director and Planning Board
Recommendations.
(a) Generally. The Director shall forward a
copy of the application to the Planning Board.
The Director and the Planning Board shall each
submit a report and recommendation of
approval or denial of a certificate to the Council
within thirty days after filing.
(b) Factors Considered by Director. The
Director shall review the application and the site
and sha'l consider in his report and
recommendation:
(1) Whether the proposed method of
operation will comply with the requirements of
this Chapter and with the Florida Sanitary Code:
and
(2) Whether any hazard or menace to the
public health would be created by the proposed
use of the land involved or by the proposed
method of operation.
(c) Factors Considered by 'Planning Board.
The Planning Board shall review the application
and the site and shall consider in its report and
recommendation:
(1) Compliance with the Zoning Code;
(2) The quantity of garbage and refuse in
the City requiring disposal;
(3) The capacity of existing sanitary
landfills and dumps and of the proposed
operation;
(4) The availability of alternate methods
of disposal;
(5) Potential sites best suited to serve the
City; and
(6) The probable effect of the proposed
use on the character of the surrounding area,
traffic patterns, and
(7) Such other considerations as the
Planning Board deems relevant.
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618.106 Public Hearing. Alter receipt of the
•eports and recommendations, and before
granting or denying the application, the Council
shall schedule a public hearing before the
Council, or one of its committees, as designated
by the President of the Council. At least fifteen
days notice of (he hearing shall be given by mail
to the applicant and to all holders of
outstanding certificates under this Chapter and
by publication once in a newspaper of general
circulation in the City.
618.107 Issuance of Certificate. The
Council shall issue the certificate if it finds that
public convenience, and necessity require the
proposed sanitary landfill, based upon the
criteria considered by the Director and the
Planning Board.
618.108 Operation of Sanitary Landfill.
The following regulations apply to the operation
of a sanitary landfill:
(a) Materials Acceptable for Deposit. A
sanitary landfill may accept for deposit garbage
and refuse, but not explosives or highly
inflammable material.
(b) Garbage and Refuse Compacted. All
garbage and refuse placed in a sanitary landfill
shall In; thoroughly compacted by equipment of
a size and weight capable of producing a
downward or ground pressure of at least five
pounds per square inch. Auxiliary equipment
shall be maintained on the site or otherwise
made available to permit operation in case of
equipment breakdown.
(c) Depth of Material: Mixed garbage and
refuse shall be spread out on the working face of
the landfill so that the depth does not exceed a
maximum of two feel prior to its compaction.
(d) Supervision to Prevent Nuisance. The
landfill area shall be continually supervised .to
prevent fire and blowing of papers and other
refuse. The area shall be kept neat and sanitary
at all times. All mixed garbage and refuse shall
be compacted and covered within twelve hours
of its deposit in the landfill.
(e) Landfill Cover. Permissible cover material
for the landfill is earth, loam, clay, sand or a
mixture of at least fifty per cent earth and other
inert materials, such as ashes, cinders or gravel.
A minimum depth of twelve inches of
compacted cover material is required on all
inctive faces of the landfill at all times. The
active face of tlie landfill shall be covered, when
(Jacksonville 7-16-71)
required by these regulations, with at least six
inches of cover material.
(0 Final Cover. When the fill reaches a level
of two feet below the desired finished grade, it
shall be covered with at least two feet of
compacted cover material graded and seeded in
such a manner as to prevent erosion.
(g) Trench Distances. If the trench system of
sanitary landfill is used, successive parallel
trenches must be at least two feet apart.
(h) Fence. The certificate holder shall erect a
temporary or permanent fence or take other
action as may be necessary to reasonably control
the blowing of paper and other materials from
the landfill site.
(i) Salvaged Material. All materials salvaged
from a landfill shall be handled and stored in a
manner to prevent rat harborage and mosquito
production and to permit proper operation of
the landfill. Salvaged material shall be removed
to a location at least two hundred feet from the
working surface of the landfill site within
twenty-four hours after salvage, unless provision
is made for temporary storage within an
enclosed, roofed and rat-proof structure.
0) Burning. The burning of any material
deposited in a landfill io prohibited.
(k) Streams. No fill shall be deposited in a
stream bed or another area where a stream
would be obstructed or where erosion by the
stream would remove cover material from the
landfill. Seepage or drainage of any material
from the landfill which is an odor nuisance or
health hazard, or which pollutes a stream, is
prohibited.
(1) Access Road. Each landfill site shall.
include an access road usable in all types of
weather conditions, constructed so as to
eliminate excess dust in dry weather.
(in) Rodents and Insects. Rodents shall be
exterminated, and insects shall be controlled, on
the landfill site.
(n) Sign. There shall be displayed at the
entrance of each landfill site a prominent sign
stating the phrase: "Sanitary Landfill Operated
Under City of Jacksonville Certificate No.
" and the certificate holder's name,
address and telephone number. (Ord.
71-492-196.S.C.4)
618.109 Operation of Dump. The following
regulations apply to the operation of a dump:
(a) Materials Acceptable lor Deposit. A dump
may accept for deposit only refuse, but Mot
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explosives or highly inflammable material.
(b) Supervision to Prevent Nuisance. The
dump area shall be continually -supervised to
prevent fire and blowing of paper and other
refuse. The area shall be kept neat .and sanitary
at all times.
(c) Fence. The ceitiiloca'te holder shall erect a
temporary or permanent fence or take other
action as necessary to reasonably control the
blowing of paper and other materials from the
dump site.
(d) Salvaged Materials. All materials salvaged
from a dump site shall be handled and stored in
a manner to prevent rat harborage and mosquito
production and to permit proper operation of
the dump. Salvaged material shall be removed to
a location at least two hundred feet from the
dump site within twenty-four hours after
salvage, unless provision is made for temporary
storage witlu'n an enclosed, roofed and rat-proof
structure.
(e) Burning. The burning of any material
deported in a dump is prohibited.
(0 Streams. No fill shall be deposited in a
stream bed or another area where a stream
would be obstructed or where erosion by the
stream would adversely affect the dump site.
Seepage or drainage of any material from the
dump which is an odor nuisance or health
hazard, or which pollutes a stream, is prohibited.
(g) Access Road. Each dump shall contain an
access road usable in all types of weather
conditions, constructed so as to eliminate excess
dust in dry weather.
(h) Rodents and Insects. Rodents shall be
exterminated and insects shall be controlled, on
the dump site.
(i) Sign. There shall be displayed at the
entrance of each dump site a prominent sign
stating the phrase "Dump Operated Under City
of Jacksonville Certificate No " and the
certificate holder's name, address and telephone
number.
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618.110 Correction of Violations. The
Director may issue to any person an order to
correct a violation of this Chapter. The order
shall specify the regulation violated and the
nature of the violation, order correction within a
specified time, found to be reasonable by the
Director, and include a statement of the
potential consequences of failure to comply
with the order, as prescribed in this Chapter.
Tin-1 outer shall be .served on th^nerson to whom
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it is directed, personally or by certified mail, and
shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the
premises causing the violation. If the order is not
obeyed, the Director may, if he finds that the
violation constitutes a sanitary nuisance, abate
the nuisance in the manner prescribed in the
Health Code.
618.111 Suspension and Revocation of
Certificate.
(a) Suspension. The Director may suspend
the operation of a sanitary landfill or dump, and
suspend the certificate applicable thereto for
violation of any of the requirements of'this
Chapter during the continuation of the
violation.
(b) Revocation. The Council may, after
notice and a public hearing, revoke a certificate
issued under this Chapter for repeated, continual
violations of this Chapter's requirements.
618.112 Penalty. It is unlawful for any
person to violate any provision of this Chapter
or an order of the Director, and, upon
conviction thereof, such person shall be
punishable by a fine of not less than twenty-five
dollars nor more than four hundred fifty dollars
Each day that a violation continues constitutes a
separate offense.
618.113 Exemptions. This Chapter shall not
apply to:
(a) Feeding Swine: The disposal of garbag-
by a swine farmer for the feeding of his own
swine.
(b) Explosives and Inflammables- The
disposal of explosives and highly inflammable
materials. These materials shall not be disposed
of in sanitary landfills or dumps, but shall be
disposed of as directed by the City Fire
Prevention Bureau.
Charter:
•53.02(12) Power to CoUcct and Dispose of Garbage and to
Reflate the Collection and Disposal of Garbage by Others
57 402 Doctor of Health, Welfare and Bio-Environmental
services
Pages 116 to 118 Charter Jacksonville - Uuval Area Planni,,,-
hoard
F-.S.A.:
§125.31 1 Comily Garbage Dumps
5381.03 SLIU- Hoard of Health Rules and Reflations for
Garbage !>i>;iosal
65 U9.29. Kl'l.36. 861.10 DumpingG,,l,agc. Offenses
§51.5.-19 C;H:,.:DC Defined
5W.U.1 el sa,. Hcaulificalion of Dumps Visible, from
lilj'Jiways
(Jacksonville 8-2S-72)
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McQuillin:
Garbage Disposal, Generally §24.242
Regulation o'f Garbage Dumps §24.253
Specification of Garbage Dcpor.it I'l.iccs §24.245
Cross References:
Director of Health, Welfare ajid bio-F.nvironnicntal Services
§14.102
' Jacksonville — Duval AIM Planning Board §704.108 cl seq.
Disposal of Sludge Ch. 624, Part 4
Chapter 620
WATER AND SEWER
UTILITY REGULATIONS1
Part 1. General Regulations
620.101 Scope
620.102 Definitions
620.103 Certificates of Public Convenience
and Necessity for Water or Sewer
Systems
620.104 Repealed
620.105 Tr:; ;:sfers of Certificates of Public
Convenience and Necessity
620.106 Value of Certificate of Public Con-
venience and Necessity; Extending
First Urban Services District and
Amending Contract to Cer'U'icate
Holder
107 Utility Compnny Rate Regulation
108 Gross Keceipis Tax
109 Violations and Penalties
110 Administrative Staff
620.
6/0.
-620.
520.
-520.
620.
520.
Part 2. Garbage Utility Regulations
,201 Repealed.
.202 Repealed.
,203 Repealed.
,204 Repealed.
Part 1. General Regulations
~~ 620.101 Scope. The provisions of this
Chapter shall apply to all water systems and
;ewcr systems in the city of Jacksonville having
.lot less than twenty-five connections. This
Chapter shall not apply to any water system or
ewer system owned or operated by any
nunicipality. (Orel. 70-406-430, Sec. I; Orel.
71-12^-66, Sec. 2;Ord. 72--100-:92, Sec. 5)
620.102 Definitions. As used in this
"X^-'ptei and in the Rules of the Board:
(^ .) Area of Opci;iiion means an area
-^Jacksonville 8-25-72)
designated by the Board, by resolution duly
adopted, as the area to be served by and in
which a water or sewer system governed by this
Chapter may operate.
(b) Board means the Utility Regulatory
Board established by ordinance.
(c) Scv.cr System means any plant system,
facility or property and additions, extensions,
and improvements thereto at any future time
construccd or acquired as part thereof, useful or
having the present capacity for future use in
connection with the collection, treatment,
purification or disposal of sewage of any nature
or originating from any source, including
industrial wastes resulting from any processes of
industry, manufacture, trade or business or from
the development of any natural resources; and
without limiting the generality of the foregoing
definition shall include treatment plants,
pumping stations, lift stations, valves, force
mains, intercepting sewers, laterals, pressure
lines, mains and all necessary appurtenances and
equipment, all sewer mains and laterals for the
reception and collection of sewage from
premises connected therewith, and shall include
all real and personal property and any interest
therein and all rights and easements of any
nature whatsoever relating to any such system
and necessary or convenient for the operation
thereof.
(d) Utilities means a sewer system or a water
system, or where the context so requires, a
combination of sewer system and water system.
(e) Utility Company means any person,
excluding a municipally, operating, owning or
controlling a water system or a sewer system
covered by this Chapter.
(f) Water System means any plant, system,
facility or property and additions, extensions,
and improvements thereto at any future time
constructed or acquired as part thereof, useful
or necessary or having the present capacity for
future use in connection with the development
of sources, treatment of purification and
distribution of water for domestic, commercial
or industrial use, and without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, shall include dams,
reservoirs, storage tanks, mains, lines, valves,
pumping statioi ,, laterals, fire hydrants and
pipes for the pin pose of carrying water to the
premises connected with such system and shall
include all real and personal property and any
interest (herein and all rights and easements of
any nature whatsoever relating to any suc'»
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AS AMENI>]:;i.) 9/26/y;
1 Special Committee Substitute for 72-828-
2 OHDINANCE.72-828-'li6
3 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 617.403 OF THE
4 ORDINANCE CODE SPECIFYING THE REQUIREMENTS
5 FOR OBTAINING A PERMIT TO BE EXEMPT FROM THE
6 REQUIRED WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL SERVICE
7 REQUIRED BY CHAPTER 617; PROVIDING PENALTIES;
8 PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
9 BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Jacksonville:
10 Section 1. Exemption from Required Service and Payment.
11 Section 617.403 ic hereby amended to read as follows:
12 (Substantial Rewording) \
13 617.403 Exemption from Waste Collection Require-
14 ments. Any person may be exempted from the
15 requirement to accept and pay for residential
waste collection service pursuant to this chapter
' by applying for and obtaining not later than
January 1 of each year from the Public Health .
Division a permit to dispose of residential waste.
20 The Public Health Division shall issue the permit
only if the applicant for the exemption permit
22 presents a detailed plan, in the form prescribed
23 by the Health Division, for disposing of such
waste in a sanitary manner which meets all require-
25 menttj of the Health Division, the Ordinance Code
or of the. City, and all State or Federal regulations;
2 -, and
(a) The applicant's prewisior. arc accr r.r.ib le
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1 only from a right of way In such a condition
2 as to render the premises substantially
3 inaccessible to standard war e collection
4 vehicles; or
5 (b) The applicant's premises ie otherwise
6 inaccessible to standard waste collection
7 vehicles; or
8 (c) The applicant's residential premises is
9 physically located on a comm'ercial premises
10 owned by the applicant and operated for profit,
11 other than rental property, which is operated
12 by the applicant and which generates not less
13 than five cubic yards of waste per week; or
14 (d) The applicant due to ag , illness or other
15 infirmity is incapal.le of placing the reiiden-
16 tial waste at curbside for collection and does
•^7 not have and cannot reasonably obtain assistance
^g in having the waste placed at curbside.
^o, The applicant shall present to the Tax Collector any
20 permit issued. The Tax Collector shall make a record
2^ of the permit, and delete the applicant's name from
22 the billing list of the City for residential waste
23 collection service. The Tax Collector shall provide
24 ..-•'' a receipt for the permit to the applicant and two
2C- (2) copies of the permit receipt to the Utility
2/- Regulatory Board. The Board shall notify the appro-
«7 priate contractor to delete service to the. exempted
„„ premises, in writing, and shall maintain a record
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thereof. It sh;ill be unlawful and a Class C offense
for any person granted a permit to violate the terms
thereof. Further, the Health Division is hereby
authorized to revoke the permit of any permit holder
15 found to be in violation of the terms of the permit,
6 in which event, the Division shall direct the con-
7 tractor to provide service to the premises and the
8 Tax Collector shall bill the owner, on a pro-rata
9 basis, for the waste collection service. If not
10 paid within sixty (60) days thereafter, the Tax Col-
11 lector shall then enter the amount due as a lien in
the Waste Lien Book as provide^ in subsection
.1.3 6l7.203(b). Any applicant who is denied an exemp-
I J| . tion per. it by the Public Health Division or has had
a permit revoked by the Divisi;n may appeal the de-
](, cision of the Division to the Public Services Com-
} 7 mittee of the Council by filing a sworn written pe-
•j g tition with the Secretary of the Council within ten
-I q (10) days after denial by the Division. The petition
PQ shall.include a detailed explanation of the basis
p-j for the appeal. USDs Excepted.
Section 2. Effective_Date. This ordinance shall become
effective upon signature by the Mayor or upon its becoming effec-
t:lvr without the Mayor's signature.
KOKM APPROVED:
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ORDINANCE 7 2-828-'116
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
DECLARED 7$x Ej-lERGEKCY MEASURE AND
ENACOjEb BY THtf COUNCIL
SEP'['EI\Br-H ?(/ ,
APPROVED
xi x7>(/ ''"••.y
DAVIDC. KncK?J-;ARA .•'.-.
anV C? TH3 COUNCIL
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1 Introduced by Special Garbage Committee:
2
3 ORDINANCE 72-1036-W
4 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ORDINANCE CODE
5 OF THE CITY BY ADDING SECTION 617.311,
6 PROVIDING FOR GARBAGE SERVICE BY CITY
7 FORCES IF THE CITY IS UNABLE TO NEGOTIATE
8 CONTRACTS FOR THE PROVISION OF RESIDENTIAL
9 WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL SERVICES
10 PURSUANT TO PART 3, CHAPTER 617; PROVIDING
11 AN EFFECTIVE DATE
12
13 BE IT ORDAINED hy the Council of the City of Jacksonville:
14 Section 1. The Ordinance Code of the City of Jacksonville
15 is amended by adding the following section:
16 617.311 Garbage Service by City Forces. If the City is
17 unable to negotiate and consummate a contract with any applicant
18 for the provision of.residential waste collection and disposal
19 services in any service area, the City shall provide nuch service in
20 that service area and shall adhere to the standards of service
21 provided in Part 4 of this Chapter until such time as a contract
22 is negotiated _tnd consummated, except to the extent that the City
23 is unable to do so by reason of an emergency situation. USDs Exceptec
24 Section 2. This ordinance becomes effective upon signature
25 by the Mayor or upon becoming effective without the Mayor's signature.
26 Form approved:
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Chici Legislative pounsel
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Introduced by the Special Garbage Committee of the Council:
2
ORDINANCE 72-1239-552
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 617.309 (e)
OF THE ORDINANCE CODE OF THE CITY, RELATING
TO PERFORMANCE BONDS FOR CITY GARBAGE
CONTRACTORS, BY PROVIDING FOR SUCH BONDS
TO BE SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION UPON AT LEAST
ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE
TO THE CITY; AND BY PROVIDING FOR CASH DEPOSITS
IN LIEU OF PERFORMANCE BONDS; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Jadsonville:
Section 1. SuK.-.section 617.309 (e) of the Ordinance Code of
the City of Jacksonville is amended to read as follows:
.[substantially reworded]
617.309 Contract Provisions; Exemption from Purchasing Code
Every cc?'tract awarded by the City pursuant to this Chapter shall
be exempt from Part 2 of the Jacksonville Purchasing Code and shall
include at least the following provisions and conditions:
* * *
(fi) Performance Bond.
(1) The contractor shall furnish and maintain on
file with the Board an annual performance bond in the amount of
Fifty Thousand dollars in a form approved by the General Counsel
of the City and payable to the City guaranteeing the faithful
performance of the contractor's obligations under the contract. The
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performance bond shall be automatically renewed annually unless
the surety thereon shall give the Board written notice of non-renewal
not less than one hundred twenty days prior to the expiration date
of the bond. The perlormance bond shall be subject to cancellation
5 by the surety at any time upon giving one hundred twenty days prior
written notice to the City of cancellation. Upon notice by the surety
of non-renewal or of cancellation, the contractor shall furnish
to the Board a performance bond conditioned in accordance with this
subsection not less than ninety days prior to the expiration or
cancellation of the bond then in effect. In the event that the
11 contractor fails to furnish the new performance bond within the
12 proscribed time period, the contract shall be voidable by the City
13 effective on or after the expiration or cancellation date of the bond
14 then in effect.. The performance bond shall be conditioned that the
15 contractor shall well and faithfully observe, fulfill and perform
16 according to h;s contract and the requirements of this Chapter and
17 that in the event of any failure to do so on the part of the
18 contractor, the amount thereof shall be recoverable by the City for
19 all damages proximately resulting from the failure of the contractor
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22 (2) In lieu of providing a performance bond pursuant
23 to the preceding paragraph, the contractor may deposit the sum of
fifty thousand dollars in cash, time certificate of deposit, U.S.
25 Government securities or irrevocable letter of credit, with the
City Treasurer, who shall hold the deposit in trust as security for the
faithful performance of the contractor's obligations under the
contract. The deport- shall be returned to the contractor at the
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expiration of the contract, or applied to the City from time to time
for damages proximately resulting from a breach of the contract
by the contractor, upon certification to the City Treasurer by the
4 Board. If any portion of the deposit is applied to the City for
5 damages, the contractor shall replenish the deposit to the full
required fifty thousand dollars within thirty days after request
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Introduced by Councilmen Godbold, Huntley, Roberts and Harrell:
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ORDIN7-JJCE 72-1041-446
4 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 617.309 OF
5 THE ORDINANCE CODE BY ADDING A NEW SUBSECTION (1)
6 REQUIRING THE UTILITY REGULATORY BOARD TO REVIEW
7 THE MEASURE OF CONTRAC COMPENSATION PAID TO
8 CONTRACTORS PERFORMING RESIDENTIAL WASTE
9 COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL SERVICES PURSUANT TO
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BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Jacksonville:
Section 1. Section 617.309 of the Ordinance Code is
hereby amended by adding a new subsection (1) as follows:
617.309 Contract Provisions; Exemption from Purchasing
Code. Every contract awarded by the City pursuant to this Chapter
shall be exempt from Part 2 of the Jacksonville Purchasing Code
and shall include at least the following provisions and conditions:
Hearing.
(1) Review of Measure of Contract Compensation; Public
(1) During the third quarter of the 1973 calendar
year, and after giving at least fifteen (15) days notice of a public
hearing by publication one time in a newspaper of general circula-
tion in the City, the Board shall review the number of residential
premises in the service areas and the measure of contract compensation
to be paid by the City under the contracts. In making adjustments,
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1 if any, in either the rate of compensation, or the number of premises
2 in the areas or the measure of contract compensation paid under any
3 contract, the Board shall consider the factors specified in Section
4 617.306 and the number of residential premises in the service
5 areas as determined by the Tax Collector except that the rate of
6 compensation shall be determined by including consideration of the
7 following additional factor: the average of the contractors'
8 ratio of reasonable necessary operating expenses, as determined
9 by the Board, to the contract revenues, within a range of at least
10 91% but not more than 95% of contract revenues.
11 (2) The required notice of public hearing shall
12 include the date, time, and plr.ee of the hearing and a general
13 description of the matters to be heard by the Board.
14 (3) If the Council shall not reject the changed
15 measure of contract compensation as designated by the Board within
16 thirty (30) days of such designation, the Board's determination
17 of the changed measure of contract compensa.-ion shall become
IB effective January 1, 1974.
19 Section 2. Subsections (1) and (m) of Section 617.309
20 of the Ordinance Code of the City are hereby redesignated as
21 subsections (m) and (n) respectively.
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ORDINANCE 72-1039 -'Ml?
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A WASTE COLLECTION AND
DISPOSAL- CHARGE FOR THE 1973 CALENDAR YEAR PURSUANT
TO SECTION 617.201 OF THE ORDINANCE CODE.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Jacksonville:
Section 1. The Council finds that an annual waste collection and
disposal service charge in the amount of $33.50 is an amount such that
the estimated revenues therefrom shall be sufficient to defray the cost of
providing such service, either directly or by independent contractor.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 617.201 of the Ordinance Code, there
is hereby imposed upon each residential premises and such commercial
premises as receive residential waste collection services pursuant to
Chapter 617 of the Ordinance Code an annual waste collection and disposal
service charge in the amount of $33.50 for the calendar year 1973 and
applicable to the provision of such services during such calendar yeer.
Section 2. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective
upon signature of.Cthe Mayor or upon its becoming effective without his
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ORDINANCE 72-10^3-^9
AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING WASTE COLLECTION
AND DISPOSAL SERVICE CHARGE REVENUES FOR
THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE COST OF PROVIDING
RESIDENTIAL WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL
SERVICES PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 617; PROVIDING
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BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Jacksonville:
Section 1» Within the 1972-73 fiscal year budget for,
the City of Jacksonville, additional revenue in the amount of
$3,015,000 derived from residential waste collection and disposal
service charges pursuant to Chapter 617 of the Ordinance Code of
the City is hereby appropriated to waste collection and disposal
fees - contract, Account No« 112-6611117, for the purpose of payment
to contractors pursuant to Part 3, Chapter 617.
Section 2. This ordinance becomes effective upon signature
by the Mayor or upon becoming effective without the Mayor's signature,
Form approved;
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING .81- CVION 617-308 OF
Till- OHDIMANCF, CODE SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR
AN EXPIRATION DATE FOR OFFERS TO CONTRACT
FOR.WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL SERVICES:
PROVTDI'Jf! AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT OHDAINED by the Council of the City of Jacksonville:
Section 1. Subsection 6l7.303(a) of the Ordinance Code of
City 13 aneriiic'l to read as follows:
6]?. ?°3 f."i:\r-\ of Contracts.
(a) Within ninety days after the closing date for filing
applications, the T.o-.ird shall enter' its orders ,";rantir)p; or denying
L!u co;itructs in tii-j best interests of the City, and the Mayor may
i::i:ii'.;d lately execute contracts pursuant thereto between the City and
success fu.l applicants subject to the condition that funds therefor
a r o • i p p r o p r i a t r.1 d . Wivltteji.contracts in the form approved by trie
Board and tin.'Mayor shall bo _delivcrcd to the successful applicants
foj • t^x '.^ cui_ti^o 11 |.\ropipt ly _a ftor the Board's orders granting t hem are
rnterodand shr-1 lcon:l.-^w Cit's offers to enter into the
:i>ii1. fleets JL_wl)i.c^h_of"^(";^i;_ r.lKiJ 1 expire; five days after each such
ll.-1 i very , nv.iioct.i v, written contractr, shall not be finalized or delivered to
success f'u.1 aptil i cants Pursuant to 'lection 617.303 of the Ordinance
Code unless and until proposed Ordinances and Rer.olut.lonr. numbered
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have become effective or been defeated by tho Council.
Section 3- This ordinance become effective upon signature
by the Mayor or .upon becoming effective without the Mayor's signature,
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ORDINMTCE 72-10^5-^50
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ORDINANCE 72-1139-564
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 617 OF
THE ORDINANCE CODE, RELATING TO
RESIDENTIAL WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL
SERVICE, BY POSTPONING THE EFFECTIVE DATE
OF LIENS FOR FAILURE TO PAY CHARGES FOR
SUCH SERVICE BY ONE YEAR, BY REVISING THE
DATE UPON WHICH INTEREST COMMENCES TO
ACCRUE, AND BY REPEALING PENALTIES FOR A
LATE PAYMENT; REPEALING ORDINANCE 72-1042-448
RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR LATE PAYMENT OF
SUCH CHARGES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City oC Jacksonville:
Section 1. Section 617.203 of the Ordinance Code of the
City of Jacksonville is amended to read as follows:
617.203 Payment and Collection of Charges.
(a) Billing. At substantially the same time each year as
the ad valorem tax bills are mailed, the Tax Collector shall mail
a statement of the amount of the waste collection and disposal
services charges due to the owner of the property as reflected
by the most recent tax assessment roll. He shall also mail state-
ments to those ov-ners of similar property not contained on that tax
roll based upon such information as may be available to him from
other sources. The waste collection and disposal service charges
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waste collection services to be provided during the following
calendar year, and sha1,1 become delinquent if not paid before
January 1 of the said following year except that for the first
year of service under this Chapter, the charges shall become
delinquent if not paid before April 1, 1973. A second bill shall be
sent to all persons whose charges are delinquent, and shall include a
£ive-per-een'h~iafee-ehaj?geT statement that interest is accruing
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during which service was provided with respect to that charge,
the delinquent waste collection and disposal charge shall become a
lien on the residential premises benefited by the service upon
entry in the Waste Iden Book as provided in subsection (b) hereof.
(b) Lien on Residential Premises. Those delinquent waste
collection and disposal service charges not paid before April 1,
shall become a lien upon residential premises benefited by the service,
upon entry in the "Waste Lien" Book as hereinafter provided, shall
be prior to all other liens except taxes and shall continue to bear
interest at the rate of ten per cent per annum as provided in the
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Chapter 173, Florida Statutes, or other applicable law.
(c) Unpaid Commercial Service Charges. If waste collection
and disposal service charges remain unpaid after January 1 of each
year, for service to be provided to any commercial or multi-family
premises having elected to receive residential service, the Board
shall order the contractor to not provide service to the premises.
USDs Excepted.
Section 2. Section 617.204 of the Ordinance Code of the
City is amended to read as follows:
617.204 Notice of Lien. Upon the entry of the lien in
the Waste Lien Book, with respect to residential premises, the
Tax Collector shall:
(a) On or before April 25, cause a notice of assessment and
lien to be published one time in a daily newspaper regularly
published and in general circulation in the City, which notice
shall show the nature of the lien, the total amount thereof, exclusive
of interest and advertising costs, that such total is exclusive of
advertising costs, and that the total amount shall bears_ interest at
t_lvs rate of ten per cent per annum from the delinquency date;
(b) Within ten days after publication of the notice of
assessment and lien, cause a notice of lien to be mailed to the
owner of the affected property as indicated by the most recent
tax assessment roll, which notice shall indicate the following:
(1) The original amount of the waste collection and
disposal charge;
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(3) The amount of the advertising cost;
(4) The total amount due;
(5) That the pricu.nal tetai amount due shall continue
to bear interest at the rate of ten per cent per annum eemneneing-en
the-tJafce-ef-entry-ifi-the-Waste-fcien-Beek until paid;
(6) The date of_ publication of notice of assessment
and lien;
(7) That the owner may file a sworn petition with the
Secretary of the Council within forty days of the publication of
notice of assessment and lien protesting any erroneous assessment
and lien. USDs Excepted.
Section 3. Ordinance 72-1042-448, relating to penalties
for late payment of residential waste collection and disposal
service charges pursuant to Chapter 617 of the Ordinance Code, is
hereby repealed.
Section 4. This ordinance becomes effec :.ve upon signature
by the Mayor or upon becoming effective without the Mayor's signature.
Form approved:
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ORDINANCE 72-1139-564
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
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Introduced by the Special Committee on Garbage:
ORDINANCE 73-28:.-1 00
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 617.203 TO
AUTHORIZE AND DIRECT THE TAX COLLECTOR TO
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7 LIENS, INCLUDING CANCELLATION THEREOF, FOR
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9 ING SECTION 617.403.5, PROVIDING FOR EXEMP-
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ELDERLY PERSONS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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L'l Section 1. Ordinance Code Amended. Section 61.7.203 of
the Ordinance Code of the City of Jacksonville is amended by adding
a new paragraph (d) to read:
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;>Q Collector. The Tax Collector is authorized
and directed to correct and cancel statements
and liens for waste collection and disposal
service charges based upon the following findlnrs
certified to him by the Utility Regulatory Board only:
(1) When the premises, benefit ted by the
service has been demolished on or before January
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including but not limited to garages, barn?.,
storerooms, and businesses,
(3) When the statement and/or lien imposed
for delinquent payment thereof is based upon an
incorrect number of residential units.
Section 2. The Ordinance Code of the City of Jacksonville
is amended by adding the following section:
617.403.5 Exemption for Elderly.
(a) Qua 1 i fica11 ons j _App1 j cji tion. Any person required to
accept, residential waste collection service pursuant to this Chap-
ter' with respect to the premises on which he resides may apply to
the Public Health Division for an exemption certificate exempting
him from payment of the residential waste collection service charge
(but not from receiving the service), if:
(1) the applicant is over sixt^ fiv.e year;-, of age;
(2) the combined income of all residents on the
, (, premises is below the then current federal guidelines for poverty
-,, level income.
(b) Procedure. The time for filing applications for an
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a certificate, and penalties for violation thereof shall be the
same as provided in Section 6] 7.'103 with' respect to exemption per-
mits, except that with respect to exemptions for the 1973 calendar
year charge, the application may be filed before June 1, 1.973-
(c) Refunds for 1973- Any person who obtains an exemption
certificate under this section for the 19'M calendar year who has
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upon presentation of proper evidence of entitlement thereto.
Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become
effective upon signature by the Mayer or upon becoming effective
without the Mayor's signature.
FORM APPROVED:
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ORDINANCE 73-2 8$-100
CERTIFICATE OP A U T H £ N T I C A t I 0 N
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Introduced by the? Special Conini.lttee on Garbage:
. ORDINANCE 73-270-86
AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE DATE FOR
FILING APPLICATIONS FOR EXEMPTION FROM
RESIDENTIAL WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 617, WITH RESPECT TO
THE 1973 CALENDAR YEAR ONLY; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Jacksonville:
Section 1. Extended Date for Waste Collection Service Exemption.
Notwithstanding the general requirements of Section 617-^03 of the
Ordinance Code of the City, the last date for applying for and obtain!:1.
a permit to dispose of residential waste from the Public Health
Division, and an exemption from the requirement to accept and pay"for
residential waste collection service pursuant to Chapter 617, is
extended from January 1, 1973 to June 1, 1973. This extension shall
apply with regard to the calendar year 1973 only.
Section 2. Effective Date This ordinance becomes effective upon
signature by the Mayor'or upon becoming effective without the Mayor's
signature.
Form approved:
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ORDINANCE V'-270-86
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