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Sanitation contract rate falls; board approves using savings to raise driver pay to $24/hour
Summary
Richardson Waste adjusted Fayetteville’s sanitation tonnage rate from $64.71 to $59.47, generating estimated savings of $177,374. The board approved allocating part of those savings to raise sanitation drivers’ pay from $19 to $24 per hour.
The board approved a sanitation-rate adjustment and a related personnel-pay action on Aug. 12 after the city’s waste contractor, Richardson Waste, revised the per-ton price.
City staff presented a comparison showing the 2025 rate at $64.71 per ton and an adjusted rate of $59.47 per ton. Staff estimated the change would generate savings of $177,374 for the city. During the discussion, staff said Richardson Waste had taken over the operation and could offer the lower per-ton rate.
The board voted to apply a portion of the estimated savings toward increasing sanitation-driver wages. The motion in the record authorizes raising sanitation drivers, who are required to hold a commercial driver’s license (CDL), from $19 per hour to $24 per hour.
Discussion vs. decision: the board’s vote adopted the rate adjustment and the wage increase as recorded. Board members asked clarifying questions about the calculations; staff provided the numbers and confirmed the per-ton comparison.
What the transcript specifies: previous rate $64.71 per ton; new adjusted rate $59.47 per ton; estimated savings $177,374; driver wage currently $19/hour and the approved increase to $24/hour. The transcript includes a short numeric clarification exchange about the exact savings per ton but the board voted after staff’s clarification and the motion carried.
