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Barnwell council adopts increase to septic-tank disposal fees
Summary
At its April 6 meeting, Barnwell City Council unanimously adopted Ordinance 2026-04 to raise septic-tank waste disposal fees at the city treatment plant; the ordinance was read by the administrator and approved on second and final reading.
Barnwell City Council unanimously adopted Ordinance 2026-04 on April 6, amending Chapter 32, Article IV, Division 4, Section 32-183 to increase septic-tank waste disposal fees at the city treatment plant. Administrator David Holcomb read the ordinance by title during the meeting.
Councilmember Louis Claytor moved that the ordinance be read by title only; Mayor Pro Tem Peggy Kinlaw seconded and the motion passed. Councilmember Ricky Dixon then moved to approve the second and final reading; Mayor Pro Tem Kinlaw seconded and the council voted unanimously to adopt the ordinance.
The ordinance was presented as a fee change to the city’s disposal rules for septic-tank waste; the published text in the minutes notes the change but does not specify the exact new fee amounts. The council did not record individual statements for or against the fee increase during the public meeting.
With the adoption complete, staff will implement the revised fee schedule at the city treatment plant and notify affected haulers and contractors of the change.
