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Lealman residential collection assessment study: staff recommends $48 annual increase for next two years to rebuild reserves
Summary
Pinellas County staff recommended a $48 per‑year increase to the Lealman municipal service benefit unit assessment for FY‑26 and FY‑27 to restore minimum cash reserves and cover an expected collection contract cost increase when the contract expires in December 2026.
Cassie Hartman, the solid waste business financial manager, presented an update March 20 on the Lealman solid waste collection and disposal assessment (MSBU) and recommended a three‑year funding approach that staff say will restore fund reserves and smooth rate impacts.
Hartman said the MSBU assessment has remained $240 annually since 2014 and that staff and Raftelis, the county’s rate consultant, evaluated options after participation increased in 2023 and a collection contract set to expire Dec. 2026. The department earlier secured a $300,000 loan from the solid waste operating fund to the Lealman fund with a six‑year payback and interest, and adopted $24 annual…
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