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AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF SPARTA STATE OF NEW JERSEY CREATING A SOLID WASTE UTILITY AND SETTING FORTH THE METHOD OF CALCULATION AND COLLECTION OF SERVICE FEES FOR SAME.
Whereas the Township Council of the Township of Sparta desires to create a solid waste utility to provide the mechanism to award a municipal solid waste collection contract, and
Whereas, NJSA 40A:4 –34 through 40 A: 4 –36 provides for the establishment of a dedicated utility fund, and
WHEREAS a bid has been prepared and bids received for the provision of solid waste collection services in accordance with applicable state law.
Now therefore be it ordained by the Township Council of the
22-3. Solid waste utility.
| A. | A solid waste utility is hereby created to transact the collection and disposal of solid waste, as provided by law. |
| B. | Said solid waste utility shall be self-liquidating with a dedicated budget as provided by N.J.S.A. 40A:4-34 through 40A:4-36. |
22-3.1. Recovery of costs; fees.
The costs associated with the collection and disposal of solid waste shall be recovered as may be provided in the contract or contracts made by the Township for such services, plus uniform fees fixed from time to time by the Township Council and collected from the property owners to whom the service is available.
22-3.2 Service charge.
There is hereby established a solid waste service charge to be imposed annually upon the owners of those properties for which solid waste collection and disposal service is made available by the Township. The funds so collected shall be paid into the dedicated Solid Waste Utility Fund of the
22-3.4. Computation of service charge.
The solid waste service charge for residential properties served, unless and until nonresidential properties are served, shall be computed by dividing the approved annual budget of the Solid Waste Utility by the number of residential units to which the service will be made available by the Township.
22-3.-5. Payment of service charge.
| A. | Upon approval of the annual service charge by the Township Council, the Township Manager shall bill the owner of each property to which the service is available, based upon the number of residential units therein, during the first 30 days of each year or as soon thereafter as is practical. The annual solid waste service charge shall be paid in two equal installments, the first being due on February 1 and the second on August 1 each year. |
| B. | The charges hereby imposed shall be payable to the Township, and each payment shall draw the same interest as taxes upon real estate beginning 30 days after the due date and shall be a lien upon the property to which service was made available until paid. The Township shall have the same remedies for collection of the charges hereby imposed, with interest, costs and penalties, as it has by law for the collection of taxes on real estate. |
C Owner occupants of residential units served by the solid waste utility who are age 65 and older and who qualify for a NJ senior citizen property tax credit may apply for an annual $25.00 credit against the annual solid waste utility billing. Said applications must be in writing on a Township provided form and must be updated as per NJ property tax requirements.
NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby given that the above ordinance was introduced and passed at first reading at a meeting of the Township Council of the Township of Sparta held on Thursday, November 8, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. at the Municipal Building, 65 Main Street, Sparta, NJ and will be considered for final passage at a meeting to be held on Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at which time and place all persons interested therein or affected thereby will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning the same.
BY ORDER OF THE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF THE
MUNICIPAL CLERK
NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby given that the above entitled ordinance was introduced and passed at a meeting of the Township Council of the
