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Committee requires public vote, fixed terms for landfill host-fee contracts
Summary
The House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee passed a bill requiring landfill host-fee contracts to include a start and end date, be approved in a public city council or county meeting, and be renewed every four years; supporters said the change is intended to increase transparency, opponents raised concerns about contract flexibility.
The House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee voted to pass legislation that requires any local contract that establishes a landfill host fee to include a start date and an end date, be approved in a public city council or county meeting, and be renewed at least every four years.
Supporters said the bill does not change the amount of any host fee but aims to eliminate open-ended or informal agreements. “This simply said doesn't change the fee at all. It just says it needs to be voted on at your city council meeting or at your county meeting, and it has to have a start date and end date,” Representative Bluntzer said when explaining the…
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