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Adams County hears Solid Waste District’s 2025 budget; council urged to confirm Form 1
Summary
At a public hearing, the Adams County Solid Waste Management District presented its 2025 Form 1 budget and asked county council to confirm it as required by the Department of Local Government Finance; presenters cited a roughly $91,575 (≈4.5–5%) total increase and contract caps tied to annual CPI adjustments.
Anne Radlow, an attorney for the Adams County Solid Waste Management District, told the county council during a statutorily required public hearing that the district must present its Form 1 budget to the council for confirmation under the Department of Local Government Finance rules. Radlow said district staff members Christy Stuckey and Jeff McIntosh provided the budget estimate and asked the council to “confirm the proposed budget to check the box required by Department of Local Government Finance.”
Council members questioned the scale and drivers of the increase. A speaker representing the district explained the payroll line reflects a roughly 3% wage increase; the total budget increase was described in the hearing as about $91,575, which speakers characterized as close to a 4.5–5% change from last year. The presentation noted some 100‑series personnel costs rose, office supplies were increased 5%, and equipment repair and replacement in the 300 series also drove higher costs.
Radlow and others described the district’s long‑term contracts for hauling and guaranteed landfill airspace, which include five‑year terms with renewable extensions. The contracts limit annual increases for hauling and airspace to a formula tied to the Consumer Price Index; the district said that cap effectively limits annual contract increases to around 5% and helps with budgeting because the actual increase may be less when the CPI is published.
No final appropriation on the Form 1 was recorded during the hearing; Radlow asked the council to confirm the district’s already‑approved budget so the district can meet the state filing requirement. Council members proceeded with routine motions to close the special session and reenter the regular meeting by voice vote.
What happens next: Radlow asked the council to complete the ministerial confirmation required by the Department of Local Government Finance; the county’s formal confirmation and any related advertisement or ordinance, if required, will proceed through the council’s standard notice and approval process.
