Opinion No. 73-110 (1973) Ag

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS — SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (1) Title 63 O.S. 2257 [63-2257](b) (1971) authorizes the collection of fees for services rendered in conjunction with the operation of a solid waste management system, and does not permit the imposition of a pecuniary burden on property not receiving such services. The County Commissioners have a broad latitude of discretion in determining how such fees or charges are to be collected, but collection cannot be accomplished in such a manner as to negate the above stated prohibition. The rendition of solid waste management system services…