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Orange Village council discusses county solid-waste plan, agrees to add emergency clause
Summary
Council members heard a staff presentation on Ordinance 2025-17 to ratify the Cuyahoga County solid waste management plan, including a $2 per-customer fee that will not change. Council directed staff to include an emergency clause and proceed with readings to meet an August deadline.
Orange Village Council on June 4 discussed Ordinance 2025-17, a measure to ratify the Cuyahoga County solid waste management plan required by state law and to continue local participation in county recycling and hazardous-waste programs.
The plan, presented to council by a village staff member, covers countywide waste-reduction and recycling programs and depends on ratification by 60% of Cuyahoga County municipalities. “This happens about this happens about every 5 years. By state law, the county is required to do a solid waste management plan,” the staff member said. The presenter said the plan funds local services such as computer recycling, tire collection and hazardous-waste collection and that “That fee is not changing as plan. It will stay that $2 fee.”
Council members questioned timing and legal mechanics: one member asked whether the village could wait until July, and staff said the county requires ratification by August and that the village could either pass the ordinance under normal procedures and wait the required 30 days or suspend the rules and adopt an emergency clause to expedite the process. Council opted to include an emergency clause so the ordinance can proceed through three readings and meet the county deadline.
Council also discussed how the county plan interacts with the village’s contractor, Kimball. The presenter said the $2 fee is built into the Kimball contract to help Kimball comply with the county plan and that Kimball would need to follow the county requirements. The presenter added the county plan aims to create uniformity among municipalities and address landfill capacity and other systemwide issues.
No final vote on the ordinance occurred at the June 4 meeting; council directed staff to prepare the ordinance with an emergency clause and proceed with readings so the village can ratify the county plan before the deadline.
Why it matters: Ratifying the county plan keeps Orange Village eligible for county-run recycling and hazardous-waste programs and preserves the local $2 fee that funds those services; changes to the plan could affect how the village and its contractor, Kimball, manage recycling and special collections.
Next steps: Staff will prepare the ordinance with an emergency clause for council readings and a later vote so Orange Village can meet the county’s ratification schedule.
