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Council sets residential sanitation base rate at $15.65 per month for April 2025'March 2026
Summary
The council adopted a resolution setting the city's monthly base rate for residential sanitation at $15.65 and approved a fuel-adjusted cap of $16.82 for the period April 1, 2025'March 31, 2026; the fee calculation was based on estimated costs and an average customer count of 4,415.
A council motion passed on Feb. 10 setting the monthly residential sanitation base rate at $15.65 and establishing a fuel cost-adjusted cap of $16.82 for the 12-month period beginning April 1, 2025.
City staff presented the calculation used to set the rate. Roger Haines, city staff, told the council staff estimated total sanitation costs for the 12-month period beginning April 1, 2025, at $829,171. Staff divided that amount by the city's 12-month average customer count of 4,415 to calculate an annual per-account cost of $187.81, which yields a monthly base rate of $15.65. The presentation noted the household hazardous waste collection center and part of brush-yard operations are included in the user-fee analysis.
Staff also explained the contract terms: the city entered a new 10-year residential sanitation services contract with Daines Waste Disposal Inc., effective in February, that provides for annual pricing adjustments each April 1. The fuel-adjusted cap of $16.82 would be reached only if diesel reached $8.05 per gallon, staff said. Staff compared the city's proposed $15.65 base rate with a survey of 14 area communities that found an average monthly rate of $17.78.
A motion to adopt bill number 202507, a resolution adopting residential refuse rates covering sanitation services beginning April 1, 2025, was moved and passed. The motion record in the transcript shows roll-call affirmative responses from Councilmember Hayes, Councilmember Grace and Councilmember Glover. The motion mover was recorded in the meeting transcript as a councilmember (not named in the transcript excerpt). The resolution sets the base rate and the fuel-adjusted cap for April 1, 2025'March 31, 2026.
