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Daly City council approves phased solid-waste rate increase after public hearing
Summary
After a public hearing and more than an hour of questions from residents and councilmembers, Daly City approved a phased solid-waste rate increase effective Aug. 13, 2024: a 15% inflation-adjustment plus a $0.92 monthly account fee to cover contamination-auditor costs tied to state law SB 1383.
Daly City’s City Council approved a phased increase to residential and commercial solid-waste rates following a public hearing on Aug. 12, adopting a staff-backed resolution that takes effect Aug. 13, 2024.
Consultant Rick Simonson of HF&H told the council the proposal combines two components: an inflationary adjustment and new costs tied to state recycling requirements. "It is a two-component increase," Simonson said, describing an inflation-based phase-in (15% now, with the remainder carried into the next rate cycle) plus a $0.92-per-account monthly charge to fund contamination auditors required under SB 1383.
Under the approved phase-in, the most common residential service (32–35 gallon cart) would rise from $33.85 to $39.84 beginning Aug. 13; an additional, smaller adjustment would take effect July 1, 2025, as part of…
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