Solid Waste overtime trending down; new trucks and schedule changes improved operations
Solid Waste reported FY26 overtime of about $5.9 million (down from $6.7M in FY25), credited operational efficiencies and 50 new trucks with reducing driver hours and aiding service reliability, and said full staffing would bring driver workdays down to 8-9 hours.
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Solid Waste leaders briefed the committee on operational steps that reduced overtime and improved daily schedules. Director Hasson credited 50 new trucks, changes in non-collection days and combined heavy-trash/tree collections with smoother routing and fewer extended shifts; the department reported FY26 overtime of about $5.9 million, below the prior-year $6.7 million.
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