County staff addressed several operational solid-waste and noxious-weed items at the Jan. 14 meeting.

Staff said the county plans to keep its current solid-waste contract after the contractor changed ownership and that staff are satisfied with current service. Separately, noxious-weed staff proposed transferring a 2007 Ford flatbed pickup from solid waste to the noxious-weed program and requested a $20,000 department-to-department transfer to reflect the vehicle’s value and account for the exchange. Staff said funds are available in solid-waste special caps and the transfer would be internal.

Noxious-weed staff also proposed adding a credit-card reader to accept payments. Commissioners raised the need to account for processing fees (roughly 3 percent) and asked whether the program should adjust chemical prices to cover fees or offer a discount for non-card payments. Staff said they will run a fee analysis and return with a recommendation on the reader costs and any price adjustments.

Commissioners did not take a binding vote on the truck transfer or card-reader purchase during the Jan. 14 meeting; staff sought concurrence to move forward with the operational steps and said formal budget or transfer documents would be brought forward as needed.