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Treasurer and commissioners set working session to update solid‑waste policy amid billing disputes
Summary
Granite County Treasurer Ashley Todd requested a working session to update solid‑waste billing policy on unit counts and pay‑as‑you‑go fees; the commission scheduled a working meeting for Feb. 11 to consider changes and receive stakeholder input.
Treasurer Ashley Todd told commissioners Jan. 14 that taxpayers have been asking her office to clarify how solid‑waste units are assigned, particularly for mixed residential/business properties and short‑term rentals. Todd said current policy is vague about commercial unit counts and cited examples where property owners and businesses dispute whether one or multiple units should be assessed.
Todd requested a working session to update the county's solid‑waste policy to provide clearer rules for commercial unit counts and the pay‑as‑you‑go minimum fee. Commissioners set a working meeting for Feb. 11 to compile proposed changes and discuss implementation.
Public commenter Laina Gagliano urged the board to create an explicit agenda item for solid waste so business owners and residents can attend and raised remote access as an issue for participation. Gagliano said that when solid‑waste matters occur only as a weekly report item, the public cannot discern whether substantive policy discussion will take place.
Commission discussion emphasized three items for the Feb. 11 working session: (1) clarifying unit counts for businesses, VRBOs and mixed‑use properties; (2) reviewing the pay‑as‑you‑go minimum fee (currently $7.50 in policy, discussed to adjust to $8.00); and (3) updating the process for documenting and enforcing agreements when a property uses more units than allocated. Treasurer Todd said Granite Disposal provides useful hauling data but that the county should not rely solely on the vendor for unit assignments.
The board also discussed annual burn permits for the county's solid‑waste piles; Todd said permits have been submitted to the DEQ and are awaiting signatures from the county sanitarian and DEQ, after which burning can proceed within 30 days of authorization.
The Feb. 11 working meeting will be scheduled as a separate agenda item so affected businesses and residents can participate, and county staff were directed to assemble the policy sections and data that will inform the session.
