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Weber County staff propose edits to Diamond Tree Services lease, shift green-waste fee collection to contractor
Summary
County staff and Diamond Tree representatives discussed contract edits that would make Diamond responsible for collecting green-waste fees and paying the county a share; commissioners asked questions about pricing methods, enforcement and an additional $4,000 Kleinfelder request for landfill post-closure work.
County staff and contractors presented a proposed three-year initial lease with Diamond Tree Services for operation of the Weber County transfer station and asked commissioners to approve four contract edits to reflect that Diamond — not the county — will collect green-waste disposal fees.
Sean Wilkinson described the core terms: Diamond would run day-to-day operations, collect gate revenues and remit 50% of gate revenue to the county; the county would receive $1 per yard for processed green-waste product sales. Wilkinson said staff would annotate the three-year lease to reflect four specific changes (payment timing, responsibility for weighing loads, audit clauses tied to payment provisions, and holdover revenue shares) and could present the revised copy on the commission agenda the following day if Diamond signed the corrected document.
Courtland, who assisted negotiators, explained the needed language changes and apologized for the oversight in the draft. "I thought it was just amending that one paragraph… I found in reviewing this again today…and I apologize for not doing it sooner," Courtland said, noting four contract references must be adjusted because the county will no longer be collecting green-waste fees directly.
Commissioners asked about operational details and customer behavior under a per‑vehicle flat fee versus weight-based rates; a contractor representative said Diamond planned to weigh loads and use rates similar to historical, county-run charges to discourage misuse (staff said improperly sized loads could be turned away). Wilkinson said that, if Diamond signs the revised contract quickly, the item could remain on the next-day agenda for final approval.
Wilkinson also noted a separate agenda request: Kleinfelder submitted additional post-closure work on the county landfill in response to state comments and requested roughly $4,000 for that task; staff asked commissioners to approve the additional cost on the upcoming agenda.
No contract signature or final approval occurred at the work session; staff said they would update the contract language, seek Diamond’s signature and return the item to the regular agenda for action.
