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Committee approves development of advance-payment policy for bulk trash pickup; staff to return with implementation details
Summary
Ways and Means voted 5-0 to direct staff to develop a policy that would require residents to request bulk pickup and pay at the time of request (including via myGov), aiming to reduce an outstanding accounts-receivable balance for bulk-service charges.
The Brentwood Ways and Means Committee voted unanimously to direct staff to develop a policy change requiring payment at the time residents request bulk trash pickup, and to integrate that workflow with the city's myGov portal where feasible.
Committee members were told the city had an accounts-receivable balance tied to bulk-pickup and related charges that grew to about $169,000 by the end of 2024; staff described rising unpaid bills as the key problem the policy change is intended to address. The committee approved a motion asking staff to draft a policy and implementation plan…
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