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Council discusses proposed residential sanitation user fee and commercial waste rate increase; no vote taken
Summary
City staff briefed council on a proposed solid-waste ordinance to permit a residential sanitation user fee and on a recommended CPI-based rate increase for commercial sanitation contracts. Staff said billing lists must be checked to avoid charging vacant or commercial properties incorrectly; the council did not take a formal vote.
City staff told the Snellville City Council on Monday they plan to present two solid-waste items for future formal action: (1) an amendment to permit a residential sanitation user fee and (2) an annual consumer-price-index adjustment for commercial sanitation service rates.
Staff said the proposed solid-waste ordinance (code reference discussed as "0.5-12" in the packet) would allow the city to set a sanitation user charge; staff emphasized they are still verifying property-classification lists so only occupied residential properties — not vacant or commercial…
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