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Commission sets $5.50 minimum for solid-waste overage bills, writes off smaller amounts
Summary
After staff recommended reducing administrative burden of billing small overages, commissioners approved a $5.50 minimum threshold: overage accounts below that amount will not be billed and will be written off.
County solid-waste staff advised the commission that many small overage bills (for disposal outside of contracted services) cost more to bill than the amounts owed. Staff recommended establishing a minimum billing threshold so the office would not create and mail low-dollar invoices.
Commissioners discussed options including a $5.50 threshold and a $10 threshold; staff advised $5.50 would reduce the number of low-value bills while limiting write-offs. A motion that any overage below $5.50 be written off and not billed carried by voice vote.
Why this matters: The change reduces clerical time and mailing costs for the county at the expense of writing off low-dollar amounts; staff noted the policy is similar to an existing $5 minimum used for other billing in the county.
The commission approved the $5.50 threshold and directed staff to implement the new minimum on overage billing.
