§ 8.06.060. City council authority to grant.

(a)

The city council may and is empowered to grant to a qualified applicant a nonexclusive franchise to engage in the business of collecting, transporting or disposing of commercial debris kept, accumulated or generated in the city.

(b)

The city council may grant a franchise to an applicant based on compliance with this chapter. Any grant of a franchise by the city council may be subject to such terms, conditions, rules, regulations, restrictions, and limitations as the city council deems necessary to protect the public health, safety or welfare.

(c)

The city council empowers and grants to the administrator the authority to administer and negotiate nonsubstantive changes to the franchise agreements. The city council may delegate authority by resolution to the administrator to administer, negotiate and execute franchise agreements.

(Ord. 732B §1(part), 2003)