AN ORDINANCE
No.______
An Ordinance amending Article VII of Chapter 13 of the Columbus Code Solid
Waste Collection and Disposal by changing the guidelines for an offset to the
residential rate for low-income households.
THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA ORDAINS:
SECTION I.
Section 13-169.1 (a) (2) of the Columbus Code of Ordinances is hereby deleted
in its entirety and a new Section 13-169.1 (a)(2) is inserted to read as
follows:
?(a) A charge for the services of collection and disposal of garbage,
trash, and other solid waste including yard waste, in Columbus, Georgia for any
residential customer requiring such service shall be as follows:
An offset of 25% per month, rounded to the nearest dime, for a low-income
household collection service at the curb or on the city right-of-way.
A low income household is one which receives food stamps, aid to families with
dependent children or has a total yearly income below the poverty income line
guidelines for family units in the United States set by the United States
Department of Health and Human Services, or its successor, said guidelines now
being set forth presently in the Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 15, January 24,
2007 as follows:
SIZE OF FAMILY UNIT POVERTY
1 $10,210
2 $13,690
3 $17,170
4 $20,650
5 $24,130
6 $27,610
7 $31,090
8 $34,570
For each additional person, add $3,480
Such guidelines will be adjusted annually according to the Federal Register.?
SECTION II.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance
are hereby repealed.
Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia held on
the____ day of
_____, 2007; introduced a second time at a regular meeting of said Council held
on the _____
day of _____, 2007 and adopted at said meeting by the affirmative vote of ____
members of said
Council.
Councilor Allen voting _____
Councilor Anthony voting _____
Councilor Davis voting _____
Councilor Henderson voting _____
Councilor Hunter voting _____
Councilor McDaniel voting _____
Councilor Barnes voting _____
Councilor Baker voting _____
Councilor Turner Pugh voting _____
Councilor Woodson voting _____
___________________ _________________ _
Tiny B. Washington Jim Wetherington
Clerk of Council Mayor
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