HomeMy WebLinkAboutM-82-0765CITY OF MIAMI, PLORIDA6 V,
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO Howard V. Gary '"7 , r� I.. ,� 0 , DATE July 15, 1982 FILE
City Manager
SUBJECT Proposed Ballot Language im.
For Solid Waste Collection
%��� � Straw Vote
FROM '"Clarance Patterson, Director REFERENCES
Department of Solid Waste
ENCLOSURES.
The alternatives below represent the language desired by the City
Commission as per the minutes of the February 11, 1982 meeting.
1) Shall the City of Miami institute residential Combined
Curbside Collection of garbage and rubbish in regular
containers with no increase in the present fee until
January 1, 1985?
YES
NO
2) Shall the City of Miami retain its present system of
garbage and rubbish collection with an increase in
annual fees from $75.00•to $115.00, effective January 1,
1983?
YES
NO
3) Shall the City of Miami retain the present system of
garbage and rubbish collection with no change in
collection frequency and no increase in ahnual fees?
YES
NO
This is how the minutes read as instructions for the question.
However, we feel the voters would have a more legitimate choice
if the questions were worded as follows:
1) Shall the City of Miami institute residential combined
curbside collection of garbage and trash, in regular
containers, with no increase in the present fee until
January, 1985? Such a system would collect your garbage
and trash from curbside twice per week.. Bulky items such
as furniture, large appliances, and large tree cuttings
would be collected three times per year on a call -in basis.
Extra crews would become available for special community
clean-up projects.
YES NO
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Howard V. Gary July 15, 1982
2) Shall the City of Miami retain its present system of
separate backyard garbage and curbside trash collection
in residential areas with an increase in frequency of
trash collection to once per week with an increase in
fees from $75.00 to $150.00 per year effective January,
1983? Such a system would also provide increased street
sweeping in residential areas.
YES NO
3) Shall the City of Miami retain its present system of
separate backyard garbage and curbside trash collection
with no change in frequency of collection and no change
in the fee?
YES NO
The above wording clarifies the nature of each alternative and
provides a legitimate choice between questions 2 and 3. In the
original wording, questions 2 and 3 differ only in price. Obviously,
no one would vote for a higher fee for the same service. Therefore,
our option presents a more legitimate alternative to the voter, in
terms of both cost and level of service.
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