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Chickasaw County approves July 2025 rural-recycling rate increase and asks vendor to post schedule
Summary
The board approved a rural recycling rate increase effective July 1, 2025 and directed the vendor to post its collection schedule; the agenda referenced a 3.3% increase while the motion was for 3.5%, a discrepancy noted during the discussion.
Supervisors voted Dec. 9 to adopt a county rural recycling rate increase to take effect July 1, 2025 and asked the vendor to post the collection schedule for rural residents.
County staff introduced the agenda item as a proposed 3.3% rate increase; during discussion board members reviewed monthly tonnage figures for rural recycling (roughly 81,000 pounds) and rural trash (about 11,000 pounds) and questioned whether rural taxpayers were inadvertently subsidizing trash disposal. One speaker said the vendor agreement allows charging rural residents for disposal.
A supervisor moved "to accept their proposal for July 1 rate increase of 3.5% for general sanitation services to do the county rural recycling and post their schedule," and the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The board indicated the rate change will be part of the upcoming budget process and reiterated the effective date of July 1, 2025.
The board did not provide a single reconciled percentage in the discussion—agenda materials referenced 3.3% while the motion referenced 3.5%—and staff said the rate will be incorporated into budget documents for final accounting.
Next steps: county staff will ensure the vendor posts collection dates and will include the approved rate in the 2025 budget materials.
