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Council adopts small-business opt-in for trash cans, Ordinance 2025-10 passes final reading
Summary
The City of Scottsburg adopted Ordinance 2025-10 to allow small businesses (on an opt-in basis) to participate in a revised trash-can program; council clarified that qualifying churches may participate if they meet criteria and approved the measure on third and final reading.
The Scottsburg City Council adopted Ordinance 2025-10, which revises municipal code Chapter 78 to allow small businesses to opt in to a trash-can program. Council discussed eligibility questions during committee readings, including whether small churches with qualifying square footage and zoning could participate. Councilmember Richie Barton and other councilmembers confirmed that entities meeting the ordinance’s criteria (not classified as food or produce operations and meeting size limits) would be eligible, and staff noted zoning allowances such as B-1 for churches in relevant contexts. Council passed the ordinance unanimously on second reading, then voted to suspend the rules and adopt Ordinance 2025-10 on third and final reading during the same meeting. The clerk-treasurer recorded the passage and the council directed staff to implement the opt-in mechanism per the municipal code change. No public speakers addressed this ordinance during the hearing; councilmembers characterized the change as enabling participation for qualifying small entities and clearing up code text related to Chapter 78.
