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Council amends solid-waste ordinance to correct rates, add second-cart fees
Summary
Council amended Ordinance 15-08 to correct an erroneous collection service figure, retain an administration fee, and add explicit second-cart charges for trash and recycling; the amendment passed unanimously by roll call.
Baldwin City Council amended Ordinance 15-08, which governs solid-waste collection charges, to align the ordinance text with the contract rates and to add clarity on second-cart and bulky-pickup fees.
Councilmember (Unidentified Speaker 4) summarized the Budget and Finance review and said the city may not be fully covering administration costs; the council agreed not to reduce the administration fee further. Members identified an incorrect figure in the draft ordinance (a line showing "$23.003"), and the council agreed to correct that figure to the contract-based $23.71. The council also directed staff to add explicit language on second-cart costs for trash and recycling and to reconcile the administration fee math for those additions. Councilmember 4 suggested the second trash cart cost would be about $6.16 after adding the administration fee and asked staff (Amber) to confirm the calculation.
The chair asked if the changes constituted a motion; councilmember 4 moved to amend the ordinance as discussed (correcting the $23.003 figure to $23.71 and adding second-cart and recycling fees) and the motion was seconded. Roll-call votes were recorded (Julie, Scott and Corey voting yes) and the motion passed as amended.
What this means: The city will publish the corrected ordinance language and updated fee schedule. Staff was assigned to verify the precise second-cart and recycle rates (including administration fees) before final publication.
Sources: Council discussion and roll-call recorded in the meeting.
