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Council approves ordinance allowing businesses to opt out of city solid waste service
Summary
Harrison council approved an amendment to Municipal Code § 3-1-4 (Ordinance #491) permitting businesses to opt out of city solid waste service; council also voted to suspend rules and read the ordinance by title only.
The Harrison City Council approved an amendment to the municipal code—Ordinance #491, Harrison Municipal Code § 3-1-4—authorizing businesses to opt out of the city's solid waste service. Councilmember Charlie Shutt moved to approve the amendment and Councilmember John Gray seconded; the minutes record five AYE votes.
The council subsequently voted to suspend the rules and read the ordinance by title only after a motion by Josephine Prophet and a second by Debbie Lockhart; that motion also passed with recorded AYE votes. The minutes do not record implementation details such as eligibility criteria, effective date, penalties, or staff responsibilities for processing opt-out requests; those procedural specifics were not specified at the meeting.
