7-13-232. Determination of service charge. (1) The board may establish, by resolution, rates for service charges, which may not be less than the actual cost of providing services. For solid waste management districts other than joint districts, the rates must be subject to the approval of the county commissioners.
     (2) Service charges may take into account:
     (a) the character, kind, and quality of service; and
     (b) the cost of providing the service, including but not limited to depreciation and the payment of principal and interest on money borrowed by the district for the acquisition and improvement of facilities and equipment.
     (3) Service charges may be assessed per family residential unit or based on the size of a vehicle used to dispose of the waste; the volume or weight of the waste; or the cost, incentives, or penalties applicable to waste management practices.
     (4) The initial rate for any solid waste district or joint solid waste management district may not exceed the rate provided in the resolution creating the district.
     (5) Fees for mobile home park accounts must be paid by the registered owner of each mobile home in the mobile home park.
     (6) A notice of intention to enact a resolution to increase rates must be published as provided in 7-1-4128, and the district shall hold a public hearing prior to the meeting at which the resolution is considered.

     History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 71, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 136, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 48, Ch. 391, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 69-6007(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 510, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 770, L. 1991.