RES 2016-04 Adopted RESOLUTION NO. 2016-04
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO COMMENCE A BACKYARD
COMPOSTING PROGRAM AND ESTABLISHING COSTS RELATED TO THE
PURCHASE OF COMPOST BINS
WHEREAS, the City has received a solid waste reduction grant from the
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control which has provided the
City with 250 compost bins for utilization in such program; and,
WHEREAS, the compost bins were delivered to the City on December 11,
2015; and,
WHEREAS, the grant also included $2,000.00 to promote a new residential
backyard composting program; and,
WHEREAS, the objective of the program is to offer sanitation customers
additional ways to recycle food and yard waste, that would otherwise be disposed of in
landfills; and,
WHEREAS, the grant requires that the proceedsfrom the sale of the bins that
are provided as part of the grant are to he used to purchase additional bins to sell to
sanitation customers that are interested in composting; and,
WHEREAS, the retail cost of such bins, at the present time, would be
approximately $100.00 to customers; and,
WHEREAS it is the intent of the Public Services Department to sell the 250
bins that have been provided at a cost of$35.00 per bin to encourage persons to take part in
this program; and,
WHEREAS, the mayor and City Council have determined that this is a
project that should be pursued by the City; and,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and City Council of
the City of North Augusta, South Carolina as follows:
1. The Director of Public Services is authorized to institute a composting
program through his department in accordance with the requirements
associated with the grant provided to the City by the South Carolina
Department of Health and Environmental Control;
2. The sale of the 250 composting bins provided by the grant at the price
of$35.00 each is authorized.
3. Following the utilization of the 250 bins received as part of the grant,
the Department is authorized to purchase additional bins, utilizing the
proceeds from the sale of the initial bins.
4. That the bins sold to the customers, following the utilization of all of
the bins from the grant, shall be sold at a price not to exceed the
actual cost to the City for such bins.
5. This resolution provides for the use of funds generated by the sale of
the original bins provided by the grant, as well as the $2,000.00
included as part of the grant.
6. No additional funds, other than those identified above are authorized
to be spent by the City relative to this program unless additional funds
are hereafter provided for pursuant to the annual City budget.
7. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
DONE, RATIFIED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA, ON THIS THE I 54-1-7AY OF FEBRUARY,2016.
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Lark W. Jones, Mayor
ATTEST:
Donna B. Young, ity Cler