Ord 2020-076/amending Article 3 of Chapter 66 of the San Marcos City Code to transfer oversight responsibility for permitting commercial solid waste haulers from the Public Services Department to the Neighborhood Enhancement Department and increasing the

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ORDINANCE NO. 2020-76 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS AMENDING ARTICLE THREE OF CHAPTER 66 OF THE SAN MARCOS CITY CODE TO TRANSFER OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITY FOR PERMITTING COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE HAULERS FROM THE PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ENHANCEMENT DEPARTMENT AND INCREASING THE PERMIT FEE TO 7% OF GROSS REVENUES; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. RECITALS: 1. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the adoption of the following ordinance is in the interest of the public health, welfare and safety. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 66.076 of the San Marcos City Code titled Definitions is amended as set forth below. Added text is indicated by underlining. Deleted text is indicated by strikethroughs. (5) Director means the director of the city's department of r„blie-Aer4s Neighborhood Enhancement or a designee of that director. SECTION 2. Section 66.083 of the San Marcos City Code titled Street Use; reports; records is amended as set forth below. Added text is indicated by underlining. Deleted text is indicated by strikethroughs. (b) The amount of the permit fee is fi-ve seven percent of the permit holder's gross revenue from commercial solid waste hauling operations in the city. The term "gross revenue" means the value of all cash consideration that a permit holder derives from the provision of commercial hauling services in the city, including but not limited to the following: (1) All fees charged to the permit holder's customers for commercial hauling services; (2) All revenues derived from the sale of recyclable materials collected in the city in connection with the permit holder's commercial hauling services; and (3) Sale or rental of lists of the permit holder's customers in the city. Gross revenue does not include any revenue not actually received by a permit holder. Revenue not actually received includes amounts deemed uncollectible.