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City staff recommends hybrid Republic billing, proposes $14.94 base rate and voluntary recycling option
Summary
City staff recommended a four‑year renewal with Republic for solid‑waste services that would keep base billing with the city ($14.94/month) while moving voluntary recycling and extra containers to Republic billing ($6.85 and $5/month respectively); commissioners raised concerns about transition, enforcement and service capacity.
City staff recommended the commission approve a hybrid contract model for solid‑waste billing that would keep the city responsible for a base service while Republic Services would bill customers directly for voluntary recycling and any additional containers.
Josh, a city staff member leading negotiations, told commissioners the recommended base service would be $14.94 per month per customer and that recycling — if a household opts in — would be $6.85 per month with pickup every two weeks. He…
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