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Taxes (Environmental Services, Disposal, and Sales, if any): The Contractor will retain the responsibility for billing the City for all appropriate taxes associated with the services they provide. Furthermore, the Contractor will be responsible for remitting all the taxes billed to the City with said remittances to be done in a timely manner, to the proper taxing agencies, and complying with all reporting and filing requirements. The Contractor's role remains the retail service provider and the City's role is that of billing and col lection agent. Sr. Bag Service: The cost for this low volume service rate shall be $2.75 per bag. The service will be offered only to residents over the age of 65. The service will consist of a prepaid sticker purchased directly from the City and applied to the bag that is placed on the curbside for pick -up on collection day. If a sticker is not present during collection, no pick -up will be made. Single Sort Recycling Fee: Single sort recycling shall he picked up every -other week on the same day as refuse collection, The fee for the recycling service shall be billed as a separate item. The fee will he $5.00 per month per residence for a 60- gallon cart supplied by the contractor. 90 days after the delivery of the cart, the resident has the option to trade the 60- gallon cart for a larger 90- gallon cart or decrease the size to a 30- gallon cart. Optional Yard Waste Collection Service (Not to be adjusted for the term of the contract): Residential dwelling units may choose one of three options listed below with the understanding they may make only one declaration per year. Should a residence add or discontinue service within the service season, the cost shall be prorated on a monthly basis with any partial month counting as a full month of service. Service will be maintained for all units that sign up for yearly service unless the City is notified prior to April lst of the new service year. The three options are as follows: • No Yard Waste Service * Annual billing for unlimited volume yard waste: $48/year to be billed at $6.00 per month for eight months starting with the April billing. (The collection year runs from April I through November 30) • Bag Rate of $1.50 per compostable bag for up to a 30 gallon bag Optional Townhome Rate: The City shall, at its sole discretion, have the option of implementing the "Optional Town 1 -tome Rate". It is understood that Contractors shall prepare this rate for consideration by the City. If implemented, it will be done as an an amendment to this contract. If the City is to implement said rate, they shall provide ninety (90) days written notice of their intent to initiate such rate. The Contractor shall then coordinate with the City for a timely transition to the new rate at the conclusion of the ninety (90) day period. 26