County solid‑waste staff reported three nonprofit applications for the annual landfill tipping‑fee waiver program and asked commissioners for direction on recommended amounts.

Staff said applicants Best Care, the Senior Center and Redemption House each requested the program’s $3,000 maximum; historically the county allocated $1,500 per applicant. A staff memo showed the Senior Center typically uses the full $1,500 but the recorded usage in one data pull showed $546 because Republic (the hauler) had not properly communicated drop‑off billing; staff said they were resolving that miscommunication with the hauler.

Commissioners discussed whether to increase the Senior Center allocation to $2,000 to cover a billing discrepancy but several commissioners favored keeping the program uniform at $1,500 and advised that organizations could return to the board if they exceeded the waiver and needed additional funding later. One commissioner said the department could track any overage and bring a supplemental request if necessary.

Staff said the Humane Society Thrift Store is typically an applicant but had not submitted paperwork this year; staff will reach out and, if the Humane Society applies, bring that request back to the board. For now, commissioners directed staff to place the three received applications on the consent agenda at $1,500 each, consistent with last year’s allocations.

The county will contact other typical applicants and will consider additional requests or overages on a case‑by‑case basis at future meetings.