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Council passes solid-waste fee amendment after debate over resource authority rates and ordinance limits
Summary
Gallatin’s council approved a change to municipal code on solid-waste collection fees while members pressed for accounting from the regional Resource Authority and clarity on the ordinance that sets a maximum rate.
Gallatin City Council voted May 6 to approve an amendment to the city’s solid-waste code (Gallatin Municipal Code ch. 14 §14.9) adjusting collection services and fees after extended discussion about how regional Resource Authority fees are set and the limits of the city’s ordinance.
The debate centered on whether the Resource Authority can increase what it charges the city absent an update to the municipal ordinance that fixes a maximum rate. Councilman Gervontz said constituents were upset about a proposed raise and asked whether the resource authority had sufficient reserves to delay any increase.
Councilman Gervontz: “My constituents are not happy…
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