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Council refers proposed refuse rate increase to finance; ordinance amendment filed

3550474 · May 28, 2025

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Summary

The mayor recommended increasing quarterly refuse fees from $90 to $110 to shore up the refuse enterprise; the council accepted the communication and referred the ordinance to the standing committee on finance and to ordinance review.

The Brockton City Council on May 27 accepted and placed on file a mayoral communication recommending an increase in refuse collection rates beginning in fiscal year 2026. The mayor recommended raising the quarterly refuse fee from $90 to $110 (from $360 per year to $440 per year). The communication said the increase is intended to keep the refuse enterprise financially solvent and to positively affect retained earnings.

The clerk read the mayor’s communication, the council accepted it and referred the recommendation to the Finance Committee. An accompanying ordinance amendment to Chapter 8, Section 8-9 of the city’s revised ordinances was submitted to change the fee language from $90 quarterly to $110 quarterly; the matter was referred to ordinance review and finance.

The item was presented as a mayoral recommendation under Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 44; council action to change rates requires ordinance amendment and subsequent votes after committee review.