AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE AND CITYWIDE PROJECTS COMMITTEE AT ITS JULY 27, 2018 MEETING; AND AMENDING CHAPTER 90, OF THE CITY CODE, "SOLID WASTE," DIVISION 4, "SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS," AT SECTION 90-278, "FEES AND REQUIREMENTS; PENALTIES FOR NON-PAYMENT," TO INCREASE THE ROLLOFF FEE FROM 18 TO 20 PERCENT; AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

Chapter 90 of the City Code, titled "Solid Waste", at Section 90-278 provides the roll off container permit fee, which is presently 18 percent of the solid waste contractor's total of monthly gross receipts.

At the July 27, 2018 Finance and Citywide Projects Committee meeting, the Committee recommended increasing the rolloff fee from 18 to 20 percent. Historically, the rolloff permit fees have been the same fee as the franchise fee charged to solid waste contractors, and the proposed fee increase will affect solid waste franchisees, that provide roll off service to commercial and residential accounts. This fee has not been raised in over 10 years. The additional revenue collected of approximately $20,000, will assist the City in offsetting the sanitation division’s operational deficits.

At its September 12, 2018 meeting, the City Commission approved the Ordinance on First Reading and set a Second Reading Public Hearing for September 26, 2018.