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Council shifts trash-hauler licensing to clerk’s office; ordinance passes first reading
Summary
Council voted on first reading to transfer licensing responsibilities for private trash haulers to the city and county clerk’s office and to allow administrative fee-setting, with second reading set for Sept. 9.
On first reading the City and County of Broomfield approved ordinance 2272 to transfer responsibility for issuing trash-hauler licenses for private waste haulers from city council to the city and county clerk’s office. The ordinance also allows the city and county manager (or designee) to set license fees administratively rather than fixing amounts in code. The motion passed on first reading unanimously, 9–0; the council will hold second reading and a public hearing Sept. 9.
City Clerk Crystal Clemens said the change is limited to the separate licensing authority the city uses for private haulers that operate within Broomfield; it does not affect the city’s contract with its primary waste hauler, Waste Connections. Clemens told council the city currently licenses 17 haulers that provide residential, commercial and roll-off services; the proposed code change streamlines administrative processing and revocation authority and gives the clerk’s office operational responsibility while preserving local oversight.
Why it matters: The change moves routine licensing decisions into the clerk’s office and creates administrative flexibility to adjust fees without revising code. Council members asked staff to confirm procedural safeguards and public-notice requirements before second reading.
What’s next: Staff will bring the ordinance back for final adoption and public hearing on Sept. 9 and will publish the new fee schedule and administrative procedures if the ordinance is adopted.
