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Tulare County approves 3.36% CPI increase to franchise hauler rates; organics service optional in waiver areas
Summary
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors on May 5 approved a 3.36% CPI adjustment to maximum collection and ancillary rates for franchise haulers, effective July 1, 2026; county staff said customers in waiver areas may opt out of organics service and avoid the associated surcharge. Vote was 3-0 (two supervisors absent).
Tulare County supervisors voted 3-0 on May 5 to approve an annual CPI adjustment to franchise hauler maximum collection and ancillary rates, a change county staff said will take effect July 1.
Guillermo Hermoso, fiscal manager for Solid Waste, told the board the proposed CPI adjustment is 3.36% and that the change reflects the department’s annual indexing of maximum rates under the franchise agreements. Hermoso said the county is proposing a new 15-year franchise term…
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