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Cusseta–Chattahoochee County approves exclusive solid-waste contract; minutes record $20 monthly residential rate
Summary
The county commission accepted GFL's lowest bid and recorded a countywide exclusive contract for residential and commercial solid-waste collection. Minutes include an Exhibit A with a $20-per-month residential charge and a listed extra-cart fee; the commission recorded unanimous approval.
The Unified Government of Cusseta–Chattahoochee County voted to accept GFL's lowest bid for residential and commercial solid-waste collection during its July 2, 2024 regular meeting, and the minutes include the full draft contract and an extension addendum.
The motion to accept GFL's proposal was made by Commissioner Damon Hoyte and seconded by Vice Chairman Timothy Biddle; the minutes record the vote as unanimous. The county's meeting file includes a contract titled “Contract for Residential and Commercial Solid Waste Collection Service” and an addendum extending the contract term; those documents appear in the minutes as part of the procurement record.
The contract text in the minutes describes an exclusive countywide service with 95-gallon rollout carts for residences, a stated minimum service level of 1,300 residential units, and renewal/extension language for three‑year terms. Exhibit A in the included contract text lists a residential charge of $20.00 per month for a 95‑gallon cart and separately lists an extra-cart charge shown as $14.00 per month in the same exhibit. The minutes record the commission's acceptance of GFL and include a signed extension template that would carry the contract through a three-year renewal beginning Sept. 1, 2024, if executed.
Chairman Charles Coffey emphasized service access and resident responsibilities, telling citizens that “if your trashcan is not at the road, you can take your trash to the recycle, but it does cost the county more when you do so,” and urging departments to submit outstanding invoices before the budget year closes. The minutes also reference a 10% rebate to the county on dumpster service revenue in Exhibit A.
The minutes contain the contract language and exhibit as the meeting record; they also include an addendum purporting to extend the contract through Aug. 31, 2027. The contract document in the minutes contains several contractual provisions (insurance, indemnity, disposal-to-permitted Subtitle D landfills, route and holiday rules, and force-majeure language) that will guide implementation once the county and contractor finalize signatures and any required administrative steps.
Because the document included in the minutes contains a numeric inconsistency in Exhibit A (the base residential rate and the extra‑cart figure are both shown, but as different dollar amounts), the county's administrative office will need to confirm which figure will be billed to customers and ensure the signed contract and billing notices reflect the final agreed rate. The commission record shows the procurement decision and the contract text as part of the official minutes; the contract will take effect and be implemented according to its terms once the parties complete any final execution steps and administrative filings.
What happens next: county staff will finalize and execute the contract documents with GFL and implement billing and distribution of rollout carts per the contract terms in the minutes. The county will also publish any customer-rate notices if the billing rates are adjusted after final review of the contract exhibits.
