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Dade City commission approves solid-waste rate increase, first reading of Water Star ordinance and several contracts in 5-0 votes
Summary
At its first meeting of the month the Dade City Commission approved a range of items including a solid-waste fee increase on second reading, adopted a water conservation plan resolution, approved a parking-lot contract, and gave first-reading approval to a Florida Water Star certification ordinance. All formal votes recorded 5-0.
The Dade City Commission voted unanimously on several ordinance, resolution and contract items at its February meeting, including adoption of a revised solid-waste rate schedule and first reading of a new Florida Water Star certification ordinance.
The actions together affect utility billing, downtown parking and the city's water-conservation and new-construction water-efficiency requirements. Commissioners recorded five ayes and no nays on each item in roll-call votes.
The commission adopted Ordinance 2025-01 on second reading to raise monthly residential solid-waste collection rates (the ordinance text specifies a new monthly charge and an adjusted deposit). During the public hearing a resident asked whether truck maintenance and past truck leaks had been resolved; staff replied those contract issues remain under separate negotiation and are not fully resolved. Finance officer Peter Altman explained the rate…
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