Sec. 5. (a) Fees shall be established only after public notice and a public hearing before the board at which:

(1) all persons using facilities, owning property, or generating solid waste within the district who are benefited by solid waste management; and

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(2) other interested persons;

have an opportunity to be heard concerning the proposed fees.

     (b) After introduction of a resolution fixing fees and before the resolution is adopted, public notice of the hearing, setting forth the schedule of fees, shall be given. The hearing may be adjourned as necessary.

     (c) After the hearing the resolution establishing fees, either as originally introduced or as amended, shall be passed and put into effect.

     (d) A copy of the schedule of fees established shall be kept:

(1) on file in the office of the board or the controller, secretary, or other recordkeeping officer of the district; and

(2) open to inspection by all interested persons.

     (e) The fees established extend to cover any additional territory later served that falls within the same class without the necessity of a hearing or notice.

     (f) A change or readjustment of fees may be made in the same manner as the fees were originally established.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-9.5-9-2(e).]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.11.