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Solid Waste director proposes fee‑funded renovation of North Annex space, emphasizes user‑fee model
Summary
Bill Sutton said Shawnee County Solid Waste is fully fee‑funded and generated about $20.4M in revenue; he proposed spending operational funds and seeking roughly $750,000 for building renovation at the North Annex to create offices and a public service counter.
Bill Sutton, director of Shawnee County Solid Waste, told the commission his division is funded entirely by user fees and does not use general fund tax dollars; he said the operation serves about 51,328 customers and generated roughly $20.4 million in revenue in 2025. Sutton requested operational spending of about $19.0 million for 2027 and outlined both vehicle requests and a building renovation proposal.
Sutton proposed using solid waste funds to renovate an unoccupiable area in the North Annex (the former health department space) to create offices for supervisors, a customer service window, and a consolidated billing area. He estimated the renovation could be well under $750,000 but declined to commit an exact figure, saying he is not an architect; he expressed a preference to fully fund the work from solid waste funds.
Commissioners asked whether other departments sought the same space; Sutton said no one had claimed ownership during conversations and that renovating would also create overflow meeting space for other county uses. A commissioner noted the customer‑facing counter would be useful for the department’s large customer base.
Sutton also described a five‑year CIP, vehicle purchases and a potential request for building CIP funds (three‑quarters of a million cited as an upper bound), and said contractual obligations with Waste Management and wage increases are primary cost drivers.
Next steps: the commission will review the solid waste funding request in the overall county budget.
