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Florence staff recommends extending Rumpke solid waste contract; monthly residential rate would rise to $7.02
Summary
City staff presented a proposed two-year extension of the Rumpke residential solid waste and recycling contract that would raise the residential waste fee from $6.62 to $7.02 per month and recycling from $4.41 to $4.67, noting low complaint counts and below-market rates compared with neighboring cities.
City staff recommended the council use a two-year option to extend the city’s solid waste and recycling contract with Rumpke, citing historically low complaint levels and rates that remain lower than neighboring jurisdictions.
Eric Hall summarized the contract history: a contract that began April 1, 2019, after a 2018 rebid included a two-year term with up to four optional two-year extensions. The current optional extension would run from April 1, 2025, to March 30, 2027. Under the proposed extension residential solid waste service would rise from $6.62 per month to $7.02 per month; the residential recycling rate would rise from $4.41 per month to $4.67 per month.
Hall told the council Rumpke averaged four customer complaints per year during the most recent two-year period and currently serves more than 6,000 residential solid waste customers once per week, about 1,100 residential recycling customers once per week and about 700 commercial customers on varied schedules.
Hall compared Florence’s proposed 2025 rates with 2022 rates in surrounding cities and counties and said Florence’s combined rates would still be lower than the examples cited. “In my professional opinion, I would not rebid this, because I think you would [see higher rates],” Hall said, recommending the extension to preserve the current competitive rate.
Councilmember Pat spoke in favor, noting Rumpke has been competitive and performs well locally. The council asked no formal questions that led to a recorded vote at the meeting; staff presented the information and said they would accept questions and return for formal action as needed.
