1991-37 Authorizing the Collection of Fees to Off-Set a Portion of the Cost of the Junk Removal Program.Introduced by:
Mayor Selby
Requested by:
Community
Development
Department
Drafted by:
Associate Planner
Introduced:
08/15/91
Adopted:
08/15/91
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. 91-37
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COLLECTION OF FEES TO OFF -SET A
PORTION OF THE COST OF THE JUNK REMOVAL PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough Junk Removal Program was established in
1982 (Ord. 82-4-0); and
WHEREAS, the Program has been completely subsidized by the Borough since it's
inception; and
WHEREAS, the Borough has made it a policy that solid waste disposal services
should be run on an enterprise fund basis; and
WHEREAS, collection of a fee to partially off -set the cost of the Program will place
some responsibility on the owners of the "junk" for its disposal; and
WHEREAS, contractors working with the Borough, implementing the Program, have
recommended over the years that a fee be charged by the Borough for
this disposal service; and
WHEREAS, the average cost of towing and disposal of a junk vehicle is eighty dollars
($80.00);
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND
BOROUGH THAT:
Section 1: A fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) per junk vehicle or twenty-five percent
(25%) of the cost of the removal of non -vehicle junk is hereby
established; and
Section 2: A fee that represents the full cost of towing and disposal, for vehicles
and non -vehicle items abandoned or stored on public property, including
road rights-of-way, without permission, is hereby established.
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Resolution No. 91-37
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PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 15TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1991.
ATTEST:
Borough Clerk
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Bor ugh Mayor
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Resolution No. 91-37
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