ORDINANCE NO. 040570

Authorizing an agreement with Deffenbaugh Disposal Services, Inc., for the collection and disposal of solid waste from dwelling units at the rate of $4.27 per month per dwelling unit for the period of May 1, 2004, to April 30, 2005, and authorizing the Director of Environmental Management to expend an amount not to exceed $3,889,116.00 in previously appropriated funds therefor.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the Director of Environmental Management is hereby authorized, on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement with Deffenbaugh Disposal Services, Inc., for the collection and disposal of solid waste from dwelling units in the northern and southern zones of the City (at a rate of $4.27 per month per dwelling unit) for the period May 1, 2004 through April 30, 2005. The agreement shall be essentially in the form which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Section 2. That the Director of Environmental Management is hereby authorized to expend a sum not to exceed $3,889,116.00 in previously appropriated funds in Account No. 05-1000-852320-B.

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I hereby certify that there is a balance, otherwise unencumbered, to the credit of the appropriation to which the foregoing expenditure is to be charged, and a cash balance, otherwise unencumbered, in the treasury, to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made, each sufficient to meet the obligation hereby incurred.

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Wanda Gunter

Acting Director of Finance

Approved as to form and legality:

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Joseph Guarino

Assistant City Attorney