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CSWD commissioners ask for clearer reserve reporting; question Burlington recycling generation tax
Summary
Commissioners asked staff for clearer monthly indicators for reserve-designated funds and pressed for clarity on whether Chittenden Solid Waste District must pay the City of Burlington's recycling "generation" tax after the district's memorandum of agreement lapsed.
Commissioners at the Chittenden Solid Waste District on July 30 requested more frequent, clearer reporting on the district's reserve-designated funds and sought updated information on a City of Burlington recycling generation tax the district has been paying.
Board members asked staff to add flags or notes showing when a reserve balance changes and what the target or purpose of each fund is, to make it easier for commissioners who review the packet intermittently to see why numbers moved. "I would love . . . an indicator on a monthly basis whether it's changed or not," Commissioner Ken said during the consent-agenda discussion. Staff said they will present a fuller year-end accounting in September and intend to update some of the reserve balances monthly going forward.
The discussion also touched on whether CSWD is obligated to pay a Burlington charge that the…
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