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Board directs county attorney to draft solid-waste decal ordinance; staff recommend realigning existing vehicle fee
Summary
Staff presented a solid waste decal program modeled on neighboring counties; the board directed the county attorney to draft an ordinance to realign an existing $25 vehicle/license fee to cover a solid-waste sticker (board approved a draft directive 5-0, including a 3-year sticker option).
Kathy Johnson briefed the board on a proposed solid-waste decal program after researching models used in other localities. She said roughly 35,553 of the county’s 56,656 registered vehicles are personal accounts and the proposal envisions a single annual waste sticker per household, with options for replacements and an initial mailing to reduce burden.
Johnson said staff recommended an ordinance change because the county code requires a fee be authorized for such decals. County Attorney Brandon Snodgrass and staff discussed administrative implementation and noted the proposal could be structured to avoid any net increase in taxpayer burden by reallocating part of the existing $25 vehicle-license fee to a solid-waste sticker line item.
Board members raised operational questions (sticker issuance, handling for outlying convenience centers, frequency of reissuance). Johnson and staff said stickers could be mailed and that the board could opt for 2– or 3‑year stickers to reduce staff burden. The facilities committee discussed multi-year options; the motion to direct the county attorney to prepare a draft ordinance including a 3‑year sticker option passed by unanimous vote.
Supervisors noted the goal is administrative control of convenience-center use and to reduce out-of-jurisdiction dumping while minimizing inconvenience for residents.
The county attorney will prepare a draft ordinance and return to the board for consideration and (if needed) advertising and adoption.
