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Council approves 2.99% CPI increase to solid-waste collection rates
Summary
Council approved Resolution 16-20-26 to increase the city's solid-waste collection rate by the CPI (2.99%), following staff note that the rate change was presented previously; councilors discussed options including city-run service but adopted the increase by voice vote.
City staff reminded the council that the solid-waste provider presented the rate adjustment last month and that the company is applying a CPI increase of 2.99%. "It's going up at, yeah, the CPI, the 2.99%," staff stated. Councilors discussed the limits of municipal options, whether the city could operate its own collection, and past studies that found running service locally did not pencil out; one councilor noted smaller towns sometimes use local independent haulers.
After discussion about comparative costs and the practical limits of local alternatives, the council moved and adopted Resolution 16-20-26 to increase the solid-waste rate structure; the action was taken by voice vote with no opposition recorded. Staff noted that if residents opt out of the city's service they would need to source private collection, and that the city would continue to monitor provider pricing.
