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Glendale staff seeks council consensus to raise landfill gate and handling rates to cover rising costs
Summary
City staff presented a proposed schedule of landfill rate increases tied to rising fuel, insurance and equipment costs and an ADEQ fee increase; council gave workshop consensus to bring the proposal to the April 22 voting meeting, with one member withholding consensus.
Glendale city staff on April 8 presented recommended increases to landfill gate and handling rates, saying the adjustments are intended to preserve the landfill’s fund balance and pay sharply rising operating costs. At a council workshop, staff asked for council consensus to advance the recommended rate schedule to the April 22 council voting meeting; council members generally signaled agreement, while one member withheld consensus.
The landfill, opened in 1973, operates as an enterprise fund supported by user fees rather than general fund revenue. “The landfill is an enterprise fund, and we are wholly supported at the landfill by our user rates,” Director of Field Operations Michelle Wetanko told the council. Staff presenter Mr. Carr said the item was “an action item, and we will be asking for consensus on taking rates forward to the next council meeting.”
Why it matters: staff said current expense trends — fuel,…
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