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Board approves several operational items: landfill gate-fee reductions, consultant contract, IHSS payroll schedule and retirement rates; votes at a glance
Summary
At its Oct. 7 meeting the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors approved several operational items: reduced presort gate fees at county solid-waste facilities, a $1.693 million consulting contract for Acampo-area drainage, retroactive IHSS salary schedule approval, discretionary funding for Camp Hope, and the county retirement contribution rates for 2026.
At its Oct. 7 meeting the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors approved multiple county operational and administrative items. Below are the outcomes, brief context and recorded vote information where provided.
Votes at a glance
1) Solid waste presort gate-fee rate reductions (Public Works) - Action: The board conducted a public hearing and adopted staff recommendations to reduce presort gate-fee rates at county-owned solid waste facilities and to establish new presort rates at Foothill Landfill and Lovelace Transfer Station. - Key details: Proposed presort rate of $40.64/ton at Foothill and North County Landfills (12% decrease at Foothill, 18% at North County); Lovelace Transfer Station presort rate reduced to $67.03/ton (12% decrease). Staff said returning operations in-house and other changes yield approximately $2,400,000 in annual savings that enable lower gate fees; haulers are required to pass savings to residential customers where contracts specify. - Vote: Motion passed unanimously, 5-0.
2) Contract: MRPE Inc. – Acampo area drainage…
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