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Council briefed on proposed administrative increase for refuse/recycling non-ad valorem fee
Summary
Staff proposed a 3.5% administrative surcharge on refuse and recycling user fees to offset a 3% annual revenue loss tied to early-payment discounts and collection timing; at the proposed rate the per-household impact was about $11 per year in staff estimates.
Village Manager Jeremy Allen told council the refuse and recycling enterprise is part of the tax bill in Tequesta and that the village loses revenue when taxpayers pay early and receive a 5% discount. To offset an estimated annual revenue loss of about 3%, staff proposed a 3.5% administrative surcharge on top of user fees. "With…
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