The Flagler Beach City Commission on Thursday adopted a consolidated 2025–26 fee schedule covering utilities, permits, sanitation pickups and other municipal services, and agreed to a staff proposal to reduce recycled‑glass prices by roughly one third to test demand.

The ordinance (Resolution 2025‑65 as amended) repeals earlier fee resolutions and removes a dog‑dining provision from the animal control section; commissioners instructed staff to remove the regulatory portion of the program so the option remains but the city no longer administers it.

The fee package generated extended discussion about individual sanitation pickup prices and recycled‑glass sales. Commissioner Eric Cooley said residential glass fees were inequitable: “The city is charging way too much to our residents for the recycled glass,” he said, arguing residents pay for collection and processing and should pay a lower rate. Commissioners agreed to reduce the six listed crushed‑glass fees by one third effective immediately and review effects over the fiscal year.

The overall fee schedule was approved by a 3‑2 roll call vote (Commissioners Spradley, Bellheimer and Chair James Sherman voted yes; Commissioners Cunningham and Cooley voted no). Staff said most fees track prior charges and that the only material increases reflected in the package were adjustments to fire‑inspection fees intended to bring that program’s revenue in line with inspection workload.

City staff noted the sanitation fund faces tipping‑fee pressures and that special‑pickup charges help offset those costs; staff also said recycled‑glass revenue had already exceeded the fiscal‑year estimate. Commissioners directed staff to bring sanitation‑fee details back for further review if additional adjustments are requested.

Ending: The consolidated schedule takes effect immediately; staff will monitor the reduced glass rates and report revenue impacts during quarterly financial updates.