Newton County SWMA weighs separating administrative services as county requests 3% fee

Apr 9, 2026

Solid Waste staff presented proposals to assess County services and plan a migration away from County administration; the County Manager requested 3% of SWMA revenue for administrative services, prompting the authority to consider an assessment-based approach and to request further vendor proposals.

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At the April 9 meeting the Newton County Solid Waste Management Authority discussed whether to continue receiving administrative services from Newton County or to migrate those functions to the authority over time. Solid Waste Director Matt Dolan presented two proposals from Mauldin & Jenkins: one to plan a staged migration of services and another to assess the services County departments provide to the SWMA and cost them out.

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