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5-2202 and County business license. After determining that the such method is approved in writing by the Public Works application is complete, the Public Works Director shall Director,prior to implementation. Such approval will be transmit such application to the Health District for review granted on a temporary basis and may be revoked at the and recommendation. The Health District shall base its discretion of the Public Works Director.If such approval recommendation upon its determination of compliance or is revoked, the licensed collector shall immediately pay ability tq: comply, by the person for whom such the advance deposit as required by this section. collector's license is sought,with all applicable provisions (f) If any payment required by this section is not paid of the rules and regulations of the Health District,and the by the date specified herein, such payment shall then be applicable provisions of all County regulations and ordi- delinquent and a delinquency charge of five percent(517c). nances and State law,and any amendments thereto,made of the payment or payments due shall be imposed upon after the effective date of the ordinance from which this such and added to such payment or payments for each provision derives. The Health District shall transmit its month or part thereof during which such payment or review and recommendations to the Public Works Depart- payments remains delinquent. If the licensed collector is ment. The Public Works Director shall then submit the delinquent in its payments to the County for more than application,along with the Public Work Department's and thirty(30)days,the license shall be immediately revoked. the Health District's recommendations to the Board for (g) At all times, the books and records of each li- consideration. If the Board determines, based on the tensed collector maintained in connection with such recommendations and its own review of the application, collector's operations under the license shall be open to that issuance of the application is in the best interest of inspection by the County Auditor,the County Administra- the County, the Board-,may issue such license, but it is tor,the County Director of Public Works,and the County not required to do so.Any collector's license issued shall Counsel. Any such inspection shall be done only during be issued for an unlimited period,shall be revocable by customary business hours on Mondays through Fridays. the Board, and shall not be transferable. (h) The books and records of each licensed collector (e) Each licensed collector shall pay to the County the relating to such collector's operations under the disposal gate fee established by the Board for County collector's license shall be maintained as would those of disposal facilities. Such fee shall be determined by the an independent entity including, but not limited to, cus- weight or volume of waste disposed of by the licensed tomer lists and billing rates, records of assets, liabilities, collector,as measured by scales at the County's facilities, revenues, expenses, net worth, and gross receipts, and or by the.4volume of the collection or transfer vehicle. shall be maintained in existence for at least the term of The Public Works Director shall determine whether gate the license plus four (4) years. fee calculations shall be based on weight or volume.The (i) Annually,at a date approved by the Public Works licensed collector shall post a noninterest earning cash Director,each licensed collector shall provide the County advance deposit with the County as an advance payment with an annual audit of such collector's operations under of gate fees to be paid by the licensed•collector to the the license for the preceding calendar year prepared by County. The initial amount of the advance deposit shall a certified public accountant or a licensed public accoun- be determined by the Public Works Director.The amount tant who has annexed an opinion to such audit that the of the advance deposit shall be reviewed once every six figures presented represent a reasonably accurate state- (6) months and adjusted to equal the monthly average of ment of the income and expenses of such collector. The the prior six (6) months of gate fees paid by the licensed County Auditor shall specify the form and detail of the collector to the County. Individual gate fee transactions annual audit which, among other things, shall include a will be deducted from the advance deposit.At the begin- complete statement of gross receipts for each month ning of each month, the Public Works Department shall during said preceding calendar year.Each licensed collec- notify the licensed collector of the amount of such deduc- for shall include with the annual audit required by this tions from the prior month. The licensed collector shall subsection a similar annual audit of all other business or replenish the advance deposit by paying to the County the entities in which such collector or collector's owners or amount of deductions as reported to the licensed collector officer have an interest,which other businesses or entities by the Public Works Department.Such payment shall be are or may be directly or indirectly related to,connected made no later than the last business day of.the month with,competing with,or doing business with such collec- following the month in which the licensed collector tor,collector's operations under the license,or collector's incurred the deductions. In lieu of paying the advance owners or officers. deposit tq"rds gate fees, the licensed collector may 0) Each licensed collector shall furnish to the County utilize a different method of paying gate fees,providing a monthly statement of the licensed collector's prior 155