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Hennepin County holds statutory fee hearing; commissioners press solid-waste, library and human-services questions
Summary
Hennepin County administration opened the annual statutory fee hearing on proposed 2026 departmental fee changes and new fees, prompting commissioner questions about solid-waste funding, hauler penalties, HERC maintenance funding and resident-facing human-services technology.
Hennepin County administration presented proposed 2026 revisions to departmental fee schedules and opened the required fee hearing on Oct. 20, describing nine departments' proposed changes and seven new fees.
Jody Wendland, county administrator, told the committee departments considered fee purpose, payer and cost of service and noted many fees have not changed for five years or more. Lindsay Walsh Lager, operating budget coordinator, and department representatives were available to answer questions. The records distributed with the packet included proposed line-item changes across county departments.
Commissioners concentrated questions and comments on solid-waste revenue and enforcement, Hennepin County's recycling and energy facility (HERC) maintenance funding, penalties for excess cardboard brought by haulers, and whether the county could better coordinate tire drop-off and recycling with the Mosquito Control District. Key points…
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