The City Manager is empowered and authorized to appoint a suitable and qualified person(s), subject to budget provisions, to supervise the collection, transportation and disposal of solid waste and garbage, for the supervision of the sanitary land fill operation, the arbitration of disputes between the contractor and the customer arising from missed pick ups, size and/or condition of container, frequency of pick ups and other complaints, and for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter. The person appointed as herein provided shall have the authority and power to issue complaint citations for violations of the provisions of this chapter. All disputes with respect to the handling of complaints submitted to the person appointed herein not resolved by that person shall be submitted to the City Manager for final resolution.

Pursuant to Chapters 1.40 and 1.45 PMC, the City and/or the Benton-Franklin Health District may order the removal of any solid waste or rubbish at any time and from any locality where it is determined by said authorities that such removal is necessary for the protection and preservation of public health, sanitation and cleanliness. In all cases, the authority ordering the removal shall notify the contractor that such removal is necessary. The contractor shall remove such solid waste and rubbish as ordered by the District; further, the contractor shall charge the City and the City in turn shall charge the occupant or the person who allows the deposit of solid waste or rubbish to accumulate the greater of a sum equal to three times the amount usually charged for such special service or the actual costs associated with such removal. If the premises are unoccupied, as an alternate, the City will then charge the owner of said premises as set forth above. [Ord. 3562 § 1, 2002; Ord. 1881 § 1, 1977; Ord. 1562 § 1, 1972; Ord. 1537 § 3, 1972; Code 1970 § 6.04.030.]