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Public Works Committee Minutes/October 21 , 1987 Page 2 goes into the Solid Waste General Fund. He noted that the low charge would be eight dollars and fifty cents ($8 .50) with the high being one hundred and twenty five dollars ($125 . 00) , and that the average charge of the six hundred and eighteen (618). billed pick-ups was fifteen dollars and eighty two cents ( $15 .82) . A total of nine thousand seven hundred and seventy six dollars and fifty cents ($9, 776.50) has been billed during this period of time. The chart also noted that ninety one point ten percent (99. 10%) of all trash pick-ups have been free. It was noted that the supervisor determines what extra equipment will go to a trash pick-up sight . It was also noted that between six hundred to eight hundred customers are on each route. Mr. Leszczynski noted that the goal is to pick up as quickly as possible, with the least convenience to the homeowner. Upon questioning by the Council Attorney, Mr. Leszczynski confirmed that the city does utilize a "shut-off" procedure if a homeowner fails to pay his trash pick-up charge. Councilman Beck stated that in August , she got a call stating that Tony Cana said that the charge would be between seventy, eighty or ninety dollars. She then in turn called Bob Kruszynski with re- gard to the quoted charge. Mr. Kruszynski and Councilman Beck disagreed with regard to the actual conversation that took place. Mrs. Wiseman stated that in July, she was told by Tony, that if she waited there would be no charge for the first pick-up of the various surplus trash items. In light of that , she waited and was not billed in her next billing cycle from the city. Tony noted that he does all billings and that because he was on vacation, th e. billings for Mrs. Wiseman for the two trash pick-ups came within one billing cycle and were not staggered. Councilman Beck then showed pictures of where the debris had been placed before the city . picked up the trash material . She noted that the grass had been damaged , however, was not making claim to the city for repairing the grass , even though the city had made such an offer. Mr. & Mrs. Madlem, of 1918 East Ewing, stated that they had called the city to pick up a refrigerator and water softener, and that there was no charge for this pick-up by the city. On a second occassion, they called the city to have small car parts picked-up and were informed that the cost would be twenty dollars ($20 .00) . They questioned why the city changed its :policy without letting the public know. The Madlem' s stated that the car parts in ques- tion included two doors , and part of a top of an MG, which were cut down so that they could be easily picked up by the city. The