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Council introduces amendment to solid-waste ordinance with friendly amendment on yard-waste bags
Summary
DeWitt City Council unanimously approved Resolution #2026-07 to introduce Ordinance Amendment #2026-01 (Chapter 50, Article II) addressing solid-waste sections including yard waste and paper bags, with a friendly language amendment on yard-waste paper bags.
The DeWitt City Council voted unanimously on May 26, 2026 to introduce Ordinance Amendment #2026-01 to Chapter 50 (Article II, Sections 50-31, 50-67 and 50-68) regarding the city's solid-waste code. The motion to introduce Resolution #2026-07 was made by Councilmember Whitman and seconded by Councilmember Landgraf; the council adopted the introduction with a friendly amendment to the ordinance language regarding yard-waste paper bags.
The motion as introduced will move the ordinance amendment into the formal adoption process; the transcript records the introduction and the friendly amendment but does not include the full text of the proposed changes. The council voted unanimously to proceed with introduction; no public comment was recorded on the item at the meeting.
Next steps for the item are the formal ordinance process as prescribed by the city charter and state law, including any required public notices and readings before final adoption.
