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Non-Ad Valorem Assessment for Solid Waste Management (B)
ORDINANCE NO. 160166
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 years 2016-2017 and 2017 - 2018; providing conditions for the consent; providing that the consent is for the two-year period; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.
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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 and approximately 36% of the Rural Collection Center program. 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 current ordinance expires September 30, 2016.
On July 21, 2016, the City Commission directed the City Attorney to prepare this ordinance extending the collection of the County's special assessment within the City until September 30, 2018.
This consent is given only as to an assessment to fund the following:
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 tools. Waste Alternatives Specialists visit schools throughout the County using a curriculum approved by the...
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