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Council orders five new garbage cans, tasks clerk to reconcile billing discrepancies before software switch
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Summary
Councilmember Christopher Buxton reported a mismatch between the town's garbage-can billing count and the number Econo Waste billed the town for; the council approved buying five replacement cans and asked the clerk to reconcile landfill-fee billing before migrating to gWorks.
At the April 1 Cornish Town Council meeting, Councilmember Christopher Buxton reported a discrepancy between the town's internal garbage-can count and the number the town is being charged for by its hauler, Econo Waste. Buxton said he could account for 103 cans being billed through the town but the town is being charged for 106 by Econo Waste, and that some residents with two cans were not being charged an additional landfill fee.
Clerk Madi Smith had forwarded a quote from Rotational Molding for five garbage cans; the council chose that vendor and asked Smith to place the order this week. Mayor Matt Leak asked Smith to create a spreadsheet reconciling who is being charged for garbage and landfill fees so the town can correct billing before a planned migration to the gWorks accounting platform.
Why it matters: The discrepancy affects town revenue and accurate billing for landfill fees; reconciling the list before the gWorks migration should reduce ongoing errors. Buxton noted that because of the town's administrative fee, the landfill-fee category is not currently in deficit, but the disparity should be fixed.
Details and next steps: Clerk Madi Smith will order five garbage cans from Rotational Molding and prepare a reconciliation spreadsheet to identify residents who are not being charged appropriate landfill fees. The council will apply corrections to the town's CORE billing system ahead of the gWorks transition.