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Administrative Order - Page 22 of 30 <br /> <br />2. Rates for a given service must be added to the Solid Waste Collection Rate <br />Schedule before a licensee may provide that service to customers. <br /> <br />3. Licensees shall not provide a rebate to commercial customers based on the amount <br />or value, or both, of recyclable materials generated by the customer and sorted for recovery at a <br />materials recovery facility if this “value sharing” rebate would result in a net collection rate that is <br />below the established minimum collection rate. <br /> <br />4. Accounts for noncontiguous properties, regardless of ownership, shall not be <br />aggregated and must be billed separately. For purposes of this provision, mobile home parks, <br />condominiums and apartment complexes shall be considered a single property or contiguous <br />properties. <br /> <br /> <br />R-3.250-T. Solid Waste Collection Rates Review Process. <br /> <br />1. The City Manager, or designee, will review rates on an annual basis. As part of the <br />rate review process, the City’s objective is to ensure that: <br /> <br />a. Rates are calculated on a cost-plus basis to provide a minimum rate <br />sufficient to allow an 11% pre-tax return based on the hauler with the largest number of <br />commercial and residential accounts. <br /> <br />b. Disposal fee expenses are excluded from the licensee expenses when <br />determining profit. <br /> <br />c. Non-allowable expenses are income taxes, amortization expense, political <br />and charitable expenses, and interest expenses with the exception of actual interest on <br />capital equipment used for collection operations over $50,000. The allowable interest <br />would be on actual interest incurred after September 1, 2010. <br /> <br />d. Residential and commercial financial results of operations are combined to <br />set rates. <br /> <br />e. Each licensee will report on a standard chart of accounts. Licensees may <br />provide a cross reference to show the relationship of a licensees’ customized chart of <br />accounts to the standardized chart of accounts in the reporting model. <br /> <br />2. In determining the need for a service rate adjustment, the City Manager may <br />consider at least the following criteria: <br /> <br />a. Reasonableness of the proposed rate adjustment. <br /> <br />b. Rates charged for collection services in other cities in Oregon.