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Council approves midyear budget changes, moves Gilton franchise fees amid debate over new administrative charge
Summary
The Livingston City Council approved midyear budget amendments and directed staff to move franchise-fee receipts from Gilton’s waste contract back into the general fund to cover a current shortfall. Council also asked staff to return with options on how to handle a newly proposed administrative fee for solid‑waste billing.
The Livingston City Council on Feb. 4 approved midyear adjustments to the fiscal‑year 2024‑25 budget and voted to move the franchise fee owed by Gilton Solid Waste back into the general fund to cover a budget gap.
City Finance Director Happy Baines told the council that the midyear package increases general‑fund expenditures by $281,007.05 and non‑general‑fund expenditures by $650,004.73, with uncommitted reserves proposed to cover additions. He said moving Gilton’s franchise fee to the general fund would increase general‑fund revenue by about $305,000.
The vote followed lengthy debate about two separate charges tied to the city’s new Gilton contract: a 15% franchise fee the city imposed on the hauler and a proposed administrative fee meant to reimburse staff time spent on refuse billing and related services.
Councilmember O’Paul and others pressed staff for detail on how the…
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