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[COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR] ORDINANCE NO. 240164
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Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas
Calling for submission to the qualified voters of Kansas City at an election held on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, for their approval of a question which assesses a host fee up to five dollars ($5.00) per ton of waste on any solid waste transfer station, material recovery station, special waste station, or landfill located within the City; directing the City Clerk to notify the responsible election authorities of the election on or before May 28, 2024; amending Chapter 62 by adding a new Section 62-126 entitled "Host Fees," which assesses a host fee up to five dollars ($5.00) per ton of waste on any solid waste transfer station, material recovery station, special waste station, or landfill located within the City; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
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WHEREAS, three solid waste transfer stations, two material recovery stations, and one special waste station are located within the City's municipal corporate limits; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to charge host fees to these types of stations and landfills; and
WHEREAS, charging a host fee would raise revenue that would fund solid waste and waste diversion programs; and
WHEREAS, to charge host fees of up to five dollars ($5.00) per ton of waste may require a public vote under the Constitution and laws of the state of Missouri; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to provide notice of a ballot question and have the ballot question placed on the August 6, 2024, ballot; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. ELECTION CALLED. That an election is called and shall be held on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, for the purpose of submitting to the voters the question of whether to impose a host fee for any solid waste transfer stations, material recovery stations, special waste stations, and landfills...
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