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NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT FOR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT (B)
Ordinance No. 150086
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, providing consent for the entire corporate limits of the City of Gainesville, Florida to be included in the non-ad valorem assessment for the municipal service benefit unit created by Alachua County for certain solid waste management services for the fiscal year 2015-2016; providing conditions for the consent; providing that the consent is for the one-year period; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.
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PUBLIC WORKS STAFF REPORT
Since October 1, 1997, the Alachua County Commission has approved a non-ad valorem assessment for solid waste management in order to cover the cost of the Waste Alternatives program, the Household Hazardous Waste program approximately 36% of the Rural Collection Center program, and Solid Waste Facilities Cost as defined below. Beginning with the 1997-98 fiscal year, all municipalities in Alachua County, except for LaCrosse, have approved ordinances allowing the collection of the assessment within their respective municipal limits. The City's ordinance expires September 30, 2015. The Board of County Commissioners is requesting that the City of Gainesville adopt an ordinance allowing the assessment for solid waste management to continue inside the municipal limits for an additional three years, effective October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2018. However, staff recommends the extension be for one year.
The Waste Alternatives Program provides public education and resources for our community emphasizing a new philosophy in waste reduction: Embrace Zero Waste. Zero Waste encourages the elimination of the inefficient use of our resources. Waste Alternatives programs help accomplish this by focusing on source reduction, reuse, recycling, composting, household hazardous waste and litter prevention through a variety of learning tool...
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