(1) The City shall let a contract or contracts to provide for the collection of all solid wastes and yard waste within the City. The details of such a contract or contracts shall be agreed upon after negotiations and the City Council’s action thereon shall be final. Such negotiations may be preceded by a call for bids or proposals if determined to be necessary and at the discretion of City Council. Such contract shall obligate the collector to pick up solid wastes and yard waste in the City in accordance with this chapter and shall provide for the collector to be paid for its services out of fees for collection.

(2) Every such contract for solid waste and yard waste collection also shall contain a provision that such contract may not be assigned by the collector, or the responsibilities thereunder transferred, except with the prior consent of the City.

(3) Such contract(s) shall be for such term as the City Council shall find is in the best public interest and may contain provisions, upon proper standards, for adjustments in service rates.

(4) Such contract(s) shall contain suitable provisions permitting the forfeiture of the contract for nonperformance or violation of such contract by the collector. (Ord. 08-15 § 1; Ord. 04-13 § 1 (Exh. 1))