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Danville's garbage billing shortfall prompts plan to rebid Republic Services contract and abandon additional-cart surcharge
Summary
Public Works staff said the city is losing roughly $9,000 a month under the current Republic Services contract because of billing mismatches and difficulties managing additional-cart charges; staff plans to rebid next summer and will likely eliminate the additional-cart surcharge and test an alternate where the hauler bills customers directly.
Public Works briefed the commission on persistent revenue shortfalls in the city's garbage fund tied to how billing is managed under the current Republic Services contract, and outlined staff's plan to rebid the contract next year.
Staff presented figures showing the city is roughly $110,000 behind on the garbage fund for FY25 and estimated losses of about $9,000 per month. The shortfall stems from a billing gap: Republic invoices the city for…
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