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Committee recommends second-reading ordinance updating Cheyenne solid-waste fee schedule; residential rate to rise 1%
Summary
City staff presented an ordinance to update the solid-waste fee schedule; the committee recommended advancing the ordinance on second reading. Staff said residential trash and recycling rates would increase 1% (about $0.32), commercial trash 3%, commercial recycling 5%, and other adjustments were proposed to improve efficiency.
The Finance Committee on April 22 recommended advancing a second-reading ordinance that updates Cheyenne's solid-waste fee schedule under Section 8.44.0.01 of the municipal code and repeals Ordinance No. 4571.
Craig Lloyd (Public Works/sanitation, per transcript) told the committee the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality requires municipalities to update integrated solid-waste plans every 10 years. The city's full-cost accounting exercise in 2019 led staff to recommend a set of rate adjustments for fiscal year 2026: residential trash and recycling up 1% (about $0.32 per month), commercial trash up 3%, commercial recycling up 5%, transfer-station disposal up 2%, roll-off containers up 3% and yard-waste services up 1%.
Staff also proposed combining commercial 1.5- and 2-cubic-yard containers into a single fee and allowing the sanitation department to determine whether a front-load or rear-load container serves a route. Lloyd said the change reflects current container counts and route efficiencies: 196 1.5-cubic-yard containers and 296 2-cubic-yard containers in service under the existing setup.
Committee members asked for clarification on specific percentages and the approximate monthly effect for residents. Councilman Moody said he would be a no vote at final reading on principle that increases accumulate; other members moved and seconded a recommendation to approve on second reading and the committee recorded the motion to forward the ordinance to the council.
The ordinance will go before the City Council on its next meeting for further consideration and final action.
