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Council discusses $5 increase to sanitation fee to balance operating budget
Summary
City staff told Montgomery City Council a proposed $5 increase in the sanitation fee to $32 is intended to cover operating shortfalls, not capital purchases; council members asked about salary and enforcement details and suggested compromises.
City staff told the Montgomery City Council during its work session that a proposed increase in the city sanitation fee from $27 to $32 is intended to bring the sanitation enterprise’s annual operating revenues and expenses into balance.
The proposal matters because sanitation operations have been running a deficit; if adopted, the increase would reduce the need to subsidize sanitation from the city’s general fund but would not cover capital costs such as new trucks or…
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