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Lemoore rate study finds refuse fund healthy; council approves increases to optional waste-service fees
Summary
Consultant Dan Bergman told council the refuse enterprise outperformed 2019 projections with a fund balance projecting over $5 million; no base rate increase was required, but council approved cost-of-service increases for optional items (extra carts, replacement/collection fees) and discussed the long-term cost of state electric-truck rules.
Consultant Dan Bergman of IGS presented the city’s refuse-enterprise rate review and a proposed update to miscellaneous optional solid-waste fees. Bergman said revenues have outpaced his 2019 projections and expenses fell in recent years largely because of vacancies and lower tipping-volume, producing a healthy fund balance that could support vehicle replacement.
Bergman said a fund peak around $5.3 million is projected in fiscal 2026 and that the refuse…
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