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Compton council orders delinquent commercial trash charges to county tax roll after public hearing
Summary
After a public hearing on July 7, the Compton City Council voted to place delinquent commercial solid‑waste accounts submitted by Republic Services on the Los Angeles County tax roll, following resident complaints about missed pickups, billing confusion and credits; the resolution passed 3–0 with one abstention.
The Compton City Council voted July 7 to submit delinquent commercial solid‑waste charges from Republic Services to the Los Angeles County tax roll for fiscal year 2026–27, action staff said is the next step in collecting unpaid commercial accounts.
Madam mayor Sharif opened a scheduled public hearing on Republic’s collection and lien process after the company presented its outreach and billing procedures. Republic’s AR supervisor, Myra Lugo, told the council the vendor’s list initially included 107 commercial accounts and had dropped to 105 as of the morning. She said Republic sends multiple notices and uses phone and mail outreach and that the final lien list will be delivered to the city by July 17.
Devin Kincaid, general manager for Republic’s Compton service area, defended the company’s operations and walk‑through of its customer service workflow, saying the firm generated 1,605 automated calls and mailed 642 letters as part of its outreach and that, in May, Republic recorded roughly 210,000 residential services with about 101 missed‑pickup complaints. “When you look at that kind of broken down, that is point005% of overall services,” Kincaid said, urging residents to call Republic’s local line so missed pickups can be credited.
Residents raised repeated concerns. A resident who identified herself as Kate said she had paid in full but still received a delinquency notice; the mayor asked staff to verify the payment. Mark Smith and others described recurring late or missed pickups that create parking and public‑safety problems and asked whether the city had considered alternate refuse contractors.
Council members pressed Republic on the difference between commercial liens (the subject of this hearing) and residential tax‑roll billing. Staff and Republic responded that the current lien process applies to commercial accounts billed directly to businesses; residential charges are handled through the county tax roll under a separate process and require coordination between Republic and the city to apply credits.
After discussion, the council adopted the resolution ordering commercial delinquent charges to be placed on the county tax roll. Roll call showed three yes votes and one abstention (Member Bowers abstained). Councilmembers said the vote was a procedural step to recover unpaid commercial balances while staff and Republic continue customer outreach and credit reconciliation.
The city clerk recorded that Republic and city billing teams will continue to resolve individual disputes and that the city will receive the final lien list on or before July 17. Republic provided a local customer‑service number for account assistance: (562) 347‑4016.
The council’s action affects commercial accounts only; staff said residential tax‑roll billing remains a separate process.
