| Plan
of Operations
A. Definitions:
- 'Solid
Waste'
shall mean all non-hazardous, non-toxic Type II and Type III material
regulated by Act 641.
- 'Municipality'
shall mean a Constituent, User, or Additional User municipalities
as defined in Article I of the Intergovernmental Agreement.
- 'Solid
Waste Hauler'
shall mean all owners and operators of solid waste transporting
equipment that are authorized to use the landfill.
- 'Primary
Hauler'
is the one designated hauler per municipality who can be directly
billed by the Authority and meets the requirements as defined
by this document (Section I.D.4.' and I.F.2.), and a primary hauler
agreement between the Municipality serviced and the Authority.
- 'Tipping
Fee'
shall mean the fee calculated and assessed on a per ton basis
for disposal at the landfill. The tipping fee shall cover the
annual operating and maintenance expenditures as set forth by
the Authority in connection with the adoption of a budget for
each fiscal year. The tipping fee shall include provision for
payment of future landfill expansion costs.
- 'Annual
Fixed Cost'
shall mean the cost incurred in the initial start-up of the landfill.
The Marquette County Solid Waste Management Authority's debt service
payment for the purchase of land, engineering, legal, start-up,
site improvements, dewatering system, access roads, buildings,
excavation, liners, equipment, and interest incurred to finance
construction.
- 'Mixed
Loads'
shall mean type II and type III waste that is mixed together such
that it is more expensive to handle or becomes hazardous to personnel
or equipment. Pipe, large or thick pieces of wood, abrasives,
etc. that are dumped on the tipping floor will be charged a mixed
load fee. Paper, cardboard, plastic or similar materials unless
property prepared, are particularly difficult and expensive to
deal with in the type III area and will be charged the extra fee.
- 'Special
Waste'
requires special handling and are charged a fee above the tipping
fee that reflects the cost of disposal.
- 'Commingled
Loads' are loads that arrive at the landfill containing material
from more than one municipality. This is only acceptable if responsibility
billing is defined as per a 'designated primary hauler agreement
' and that all parties involved are informed and agree.
B. Hours
of Operations:
- The normal
daily operating hours shall be 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday and by appointment.
C. Deliveries:
- All material
shall be weighed prior to using the facility for disposal. The
Authority will provide a State certified weigh scale at the landfill
entrance area.
- The operation
of the State certified weigh scale. A vehicle carrying waste drives
into the facility and approaches the weigh scale. Licensed solid
waste haulers will activate the weigh system by inserting a specially
coded identification card into an outdoor terminal. Licensed haulers
that have not been issued an identification card, will have their
data manually entered into the system. After the weight and other
load data is recorded, a weigh ticket is issued to the driver
by the terminal. The hauler will then retrieve the three part
ticket. The ticket will be authorization to use the landfill disposal
facilities and will also provide a statement of the transaction
for billing purposes.
- Tare weights
will be established initially as part of the licensing procedure.
Tare weights will be checked periodically by Authority personnel
to verify and maintain vehicle weight data.
- Transactions
can only be voided by a representative of the Marquette County
Solid Waste Management Authority. In every case, each and every
authorized vehicle passing over the scale shall result in a permanent
record in the computer system.
- Special wastes
that require extensive handling procedures shall be delivered
only after prior authorization is given to landfill operating
personnel. Proper notice shall be by 2:00 p.m. on the day preceding
delivery.
- Waste will
be separated into Type II and Type III before it is disposed of
at the landfill. Some Type II may be routed to the Type III area
by landfill staff for the efficiency of the operation.
D. Billing
Procedures:
- The solid
waste hauler will retain two copies of the original weigh ticket.
One copy shall be for the constituent municipality and one copy
for the waste hauler. The waste hauler shall be responsible for
delivery of the municipality's copy. The ticket will constitute
a statement of the transaction.
- The Marquette
County Solid Waste Authority will invoice the Constituent Municipality,
Additional User Municipality, or a Municipality's designated primary
hauler each month for all transaction statements accumulated during
the monthly accounting period. A Municipality's designated primary
hauler may be direct billed only if the sponsoring Municipality
guarantees payment of any amounts direct billed to it's primary
hauler. Invoices will be due by the end of the following month.
All aging invoices beyond 30 days will be charged 1% per month
interest. Invoices that are 90 days overdue will be presented
to the Board of Trustees for review. The Board of Trustees shall
consider remedies for collection at their first meeting following
the 90 day aging period. Municipalities and/or a designated primary
haulers will be notified of past due bills. Each Municipality
and their contractors will abide by the User Agreement of the
Municipality.
- Fees for
Type II waste, Type III waste, special waste, asbestos, tires,
mixed loads, penalty charges, etc. are listed on the current fee
schedule. Increases in the fee schedule will go into effect 30
days after board approval.
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