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Sanitation holds rates steady while committee weighs fleet financing and street projects
Summary
Sanitation staff recommended no rate increase for FY2026–27, discussed tipping-fee assumptions and possible service expansion to Harrisburg; committee also reviewed fleet replacement strategy and streets capital line changes tied to grant outcomes.
The budget committee reviewed sanitation and streets budgets as part of the public works presentation. Public Works Director Gary said sanitation remains financially positive and staff do not recommend a rate increase this year; the budget retains a $3.25 tipping-fee assumption while noting actual results vary.
Committee members discussed a possible interlocal agreement to help Harrisburg with sanitation service; Gary said Harrisburg remains under a three-year contract and staff will run updated numbers before any commitment. "They still got 3 years on their contract," Gary said, recommending the city verify current numbers before expanding services.
The committee also discussed fleet replacement and financing. Gary described a recent loan used to buy trucks and explained the high cost of new vehicles (roughly $500,000 for a new rear-load truck) and the trade-offs between financing and setting aside reserves. Staff included loan payments and a $200,000 transfer to capital in the draft budget to cover equipment needs this year.
On streets, previously budgeted Safe Routes to School match funding was scaled back after the grant partnership with Lane County did not come through this year; staff reduced the match line and kept a smaller allocation for ADA ramp work.
