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àòòò òO€P€I€N€I€O€Nó óóóÌÌà€ àMcMurray,€J.ÌÌà àThis€action€originated€when€the€appellee,€City€of€Athens,Ïcited€Robert€Callaway€for€his€failure€to€pay€the€city's€serviceÏcharges€for€refuse€collection€and€disposal.€€The€Athens€MunicipalÏCourt€ordered€Callaway€to€pay€a€total€of€$156.26€in€trash€collec…tion€and€disposal€charges.€€Callaway€appealed€to€the€Circuit€CourtÏfor€McMinn€County,€arguing€that€the€bills€from€the€city€were€notÏdue€and€payable.€€The€Circuit€Court€granted€the€city€summaryÏjudgment.€€This€appeal€resulted.€We€affirm€the€judgment€of€theÏtrial€court.ÌÌà àCallaway€is€a€veterinarian€who€practices€his€profession€in€aÏbuilding€within€Athens'€city€limits.€€In€1995,€the€city€passed€anÏordinance€rewriting€municipal€code€section€17„113.€€The€new€17„113Ïprovides:ÌÓÓÌà8 àà à(1)€Institutional,€professional,€industrial,€fra…ternal,€com‚mercial€or€business€establishments€operatedÏwithin€the€City€of€Athens€shall€pay€a€minimum€monthlyÏfee€as€determined€by€city€council€and€adopted€throughÏits€annual€budget,€plus€an€additional€amount€for€receiptÏof€services€as€determined€by€the€supervisor€of€theÏcity's€sanitation€department.€€However,€businessesÏoperating€out€of€their€residences€or€vehicles€may€beÏeligible€for€a€credit€of€one€hundred€percent€(100%)€forÏthe€service€as€determined€by€the€supervisor€of€theÏcity's€sanitation€department.€ÌÌÌÓÓOn€June€22,€1995,€the€city's€director€of€finance€sent€Callaway€aÏletter€which€cited€the€above€section€and€stated€that€his€minimumÏmonthly€fee€"rate€has€been€set€at€$15€per€month€and€will€be€re…flected€on€a€quarterly€statement€from€the€City€of€Athens."€Ìà àCallaway€replied€with€a€letter€stating€that€he€did€not€wantÏto€be€"a€customer€of€the€Athens€trash€disposal€system."€€He€alsoÏinquired,€on€several€different€occasions,€as€to€whether€the€mini…mum€monthly€fee€was€properly€identified€or€classified€as€a€"userÏfee"€or€a€"tax."€€Upon€Callaway's€continued€refusal€to€pay€theÏcharges€for€trash€pickup€and€disposal,€this€litigation€ensued.ÌÌà àCallaway€enumerates€three€issues€in€his€brief,€stated€asÏfollows:€"(1)€whether€[he]€was€denied€due€process€by€way€of€aÏsummary€judgment;€(2)€whether€the€money€in€question€was€legallyÏdue;€(3)€whether€the€plaintiff€did€not€act€in€good€faith€becauseÏthe€city€failed€to€answer€the€defendant[']s€question€as€to€theÏnature€of€the€invoices,€thereby€making€the€bills€invalid."€€ÌÌà àRegarding€the€first€issue,€Callaway€does€not€present€anyÏargument,€nor€cite€any€authority,€in€his€brief€for€the€propositionÍthat€his€due€process€has€been€denied€under€the€facts€of€this€case.€ÏWe€find€this€assertion€to€be€without€merit.ÌÌà àRegarding€the€issue€of€whether€the€bills€were€legally€due,ÏCallaway€presents€no€cognizable€reason€as€to€why€they€would€notÏbe.€€The€thrust€of€the€argument€in€his€brief€turns€on€whether€theÏassessment€for€garbage€collection€and€disposal€was€properly€char…acterized€as€a€"fee,"€or,€as€he€contends,€a€"tax."€€ÌœÌ›à àT.C.A.€ðð€6„19„101€provides€that€every€city€incorporated€under€Ïa€city€manager„commission€charter,€as€is€Athens,€has€the€authorityÏto€"[c]ollect€and€dispose€of€drainage,€sewage,€ashes,€garbage,Ïrefuse€or€other€waste,€or€license€and€regulate€such€collection€andÏdisposal,€and€the€cost€of€such€collection€regulation€or€disposalÏmay€be€funded€by€taxation€or€special€assessment€to€the€propertyÏowner[.]"€ÌÌà àThe€city€filed€the€affidavit€of€Athens€City€Manager€Melvin€L.ÏBarker,€who€stated€that€"[a]ll€of€the€charges€collected€by€theÏCity€for€collection€and€disposal€of€refuse€and€garbage€is€main…tained€in€a€separate€account€from€the€City's€general€fund€andÍdesignated€solely€for€uses€related€to€refuse€and€trash€collectionÏand€disposal."€ÌÌà àIt€is€clear€that€T.C.A.€ðð€6„19„101€provides€authority€for€theÏcity€to€assess€such€a€charge€as€it€has€done€in€the€present€case,Ïregardless€of€whether€it€is€classified€as€a€"tax"€or€a€"fee"€orÏsomething€else.€€We€find€no€merit€in€Callaway's€contention€thatÏthe€city's€reluctance€to€respond€to€his€inquiries€as€to€whetherÏthe€invoices€amounted€to€a€"tax"€or€a€"fee"€made€the€invoices€voidÏor€uncollectible.ÌÌà àFinally,€we€note€that€the€Athens€Municipal€Code€does€allowÏfor€persons€to€"opt„out"€of€city€trash€collection€and€disposal,€byÏelecting€to€contract€with€a€privately€licensed€waste€hauler:ÌÓÓÌÓ` Ü‹X€%ŽXÓà8 àà àCommercial,€industrial,€institutional,€profession…al,€fraternal€and€business€establishments€.€.€.€electingÏto€utilize€a€privately€licensed€waste€hauler€must€pro…vide€evidence€of€a€paid€invoice€on€a€quarterly€basis€toÏthe€City€Sanitation€Foreman€for€the€minimum€billing€toÏbe€waived.€€If€proper€evidence€is€not€provided,€minimumÏbilling€along€with€any€penalties€are€due€to€the€city.Ìà àAthens€Municipal€Code€ðð€17„114(2).ÌÌÓÓœ›à àThus,€it€is€clear€that€if€Callaway€did€not€want€to€be€aÏ"customer"€of€the€city€trash€collection€system,€all€that€wasÏrequired€of€him€was€to€show€evidence€of€a€paid€invoice€to€a€pri…vate€waste€hauler.€€He€did€not€do€so.€€We€find€no€merit€in€hisÏappeal.ÌÌà àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed€in€its€entirety,Ïand€the€case€remanded€for€such€further€actions€as€may€be€neces…sary.€€Costs€of€appeal€are€assessed€to€the€appellant.€ÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà à___________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà à€à àDon€T.€McMurray,€JudgeÌÌÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌHouston€M.€Goddard,€Presiding€JudgeÌ€ÌÌÌÌ______________________________ÌCharles€D.€Susano,€Jr.,€JudgeÌÇœÑ  ÑÑ7€94XXdðXXdð7Ñ›à@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALSÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÓ` è` ˜XÓCITY€OF€ATHENS,€TENNESSEE,€€€€)à àMcMINN€CIRCUITÌÓ` Ü‹X€%ŽXÓ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àC.A.€NO.€03Aœ01„9707„CV„00256Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Plaintiff„Appellee€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìvs.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àHON.€EARL€H.€HENLEYÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àJUDGEÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌROBERT€CALLAWAY,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Defendant„Appellant€)ÌÌÓ` ܸ ™XÓÌà@ àò òòòJUDGMENTóóó óÌÌÌÓÓà àThis€appeal€came€on€to€be€heard€upon€the€record€from€theÏChancery€Court€of€McMinn€County,€and€briefs€filed€on€behalf€of€theÏrespective€parties.€€Upon€consideration€thereof,€this€Court€is€ofÏopinion€that€there€was€no€reversible€error€in€the€trial€court.Ìà àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed€in€its€entirety,Ïand€the€case€remanded€for€such€further€actions€as€may€be€neces…sary.€€Costs€of€appeal€are€assessed€to€the€appellant.ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àPER€CURIAMÌ