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Polk County approves vendor payments and extends inter‑county hauling arrangement for waste and recycling services
Summary
The board approved consultant payments for air permitting and stack testing at the county resource recovery facility and extended the Beltrami‑owned live‑floor trailer hauling arrangement at a $31 per‑load rate retroactive to Jan. 1, 2026.
Polk County commissioners approved routine payments and contracts for solid‑waste operations, including consultant work on air permitting and a hauling arrangement that has reduced regional costs.
The board approved payment of $4,687.50 to S. Estenson Environmental for consulting on the resource recovery facility's air permitting and toxics reporting, and authorized Elemental Air to perform a focused dioxin/furan retest and a RATA (relative accuracy test audit) at a cost of $23,620. Staff said a prior anomalous test had required immediate retesting and that Elemental Air is familiar with the facility, reducing startup risk. The Elemental Air contract was described as a specialty service; commissioners approved the retest and related work by voice vote.
Commissioners also approved continuation of a shared hauling arrangement with Beltrami County, which owns the live‑floor trailers used to move waste among transfer stations and the incinerator/landfill network. The agreement uses a flat $31 per‑loaded‑trailer fee (the county estimated the system has reduced hauling costs by 40–60% in past years). The motion set the rate retroactive to Jan. 1, 2026.
Staff described the hauling model as a cost‑saving inter‑county sharing arrangement: Beltrami owns and maintains trailers and contracts hauling services, and member counties pay a predictable per‑load rate rather than individually owning and replacing trailers.
