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Commissioner questions county solid-waste bill; staff says $106.50 per resident per year
Summary
At the May 21 Budget and Finance meeting, Commissioner O'Neil asked staff to "pencil down" the cost per household of county solid-waste collection. Director Hassler said the unit cost is $106.50 per resident per year and that the charge is billed on property tax bills.
Commissioner O'Neil on May 21 pressed county finance staff for a simpler breakdown of the monthly solid-waste bill, calling the monthly total “a big number” and asking staff to calculate the cost per person.
Director Hassler replied, “No worries. I happen to know that the unit cost is a hundred and $106.50 per resident for garbage collection. Per year.” Hassler added that the amount is billed on the property tax bills.
The exchange occurred while commissioners were reviewing the county expenditure list. The commissioner referenced a large monthly line item for solid-waste services and sought the per-resident figure; Hassler provided the per-resident annual figure rather than a monthly per-household breakdown.
The meeting transcript records the monthly solid-waste line as stated by the commissioner but does not contain a staff calculation translating the county’s monthly vendor invoice into a monthly per-household figure.
