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Ranlo adopts revised fee schedule, creates $18 tax-exempt garbage rate
Summary
The Ranlo Board adopted a revised FY23 fee schedule that introduces a $18/month garbage rate for tax-exempt entities, keeps residential at $12 and nonresidential at $24, and adds an industrial water/sewer base charge; the board approved procedures for verification of nonprofit status.
The Ranlo Board of Commissioners on June 23 adopted a revised fee schedule for fiscal year 2023 that creates a new garbage rate for tax-exempt entities and clarifies industrial and outside rates.
Staff said the proposed schedule establishes a residential garbage rate of $12 per month for the first can and a nonresidential (business/commercial) rate of $24 per month; the new tax-exempt entity rate was described as an $18-a-month rate, roughly the average between residential and nonresidential charges. Staff said tax-exempt entities would be asked to submit documentation (for example, 501(c)(3) paperwork) and complete an application to obtain the tax-exempt rate on their utility account.
The fee schedule also added an industrial category for water and sewer with a $10 monthly base charge and higher tiered rates for entities meeting the industrial classification; staff said fewer than a dozen local entities would meet that standard. The board discussed how churches and other nonprofit organizations would be classified and how the town would flag accounts eligible for the tax-exempt rate.
A commissioner asked staff to clarify whether tax-exempt entities outside town limits would be treated differently; staff said the garbage-rate change applies to accounts within town limits and the tax-exempt entity charge was a new distinction the board had not previously used. The board moved to adopt the schedule as amended and the motion carried.
Why it matters: the new fee categories change billing for nonprofits, businesses and industrial users and will affect monthly utility and garbage bills for qualifying organizations. Staff said the town will create an application and account-flagging process so eligible entities can be identified and billed at the new rate.
Next steps: staff will finalize application and account procedures and implement the revised fee schedule starting with the next billing cycle.
