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Solid Waste Authority adopts FY2026 budget, approves assessment and tip-fee rates and assumes service-area merger
Summary
Mr. Dunkley, the authority’s chief financial officer, presented the proposed fiscal year 2026 budget and said staff recommends increases to cover operating, capital and debt service costs. The board approved the proposed budget and authorized staff to include the proposed assessment and tip-fee rates on the county’s TRIM notice; the motion carried 7-0.
Mr. Dunkley, the authority’s chief financial officer, presented the proposed fiscal year 2026 budget and said staff recommends increases to cover operating, capital and debt service costs. The board approved the proposed budget and authorized staff to include the proposed assessment and tip-fee rates on the county’s Truth in Millage (TRIM) notice; the board carried the motion 7-0.
Why it matters: The proposed plan raises residential collection assessments and adjusts tipping fees to fund capital projects, operating cost increases and planned facility work. Those rate changes will appear on the property-owner notices that the county sends later this year.
Key numbers from staff presentation: staff said special assessments make up about 65% of the authority’s budget. For fiscal 2025 the board had set the single-family collection assessment…
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