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Council approves ordinance setting solid-waste/recycling rate policy, commercial late fee set at 15%
Summary
The Gunter City Council unanimously approved an ordinance establishing rates for the city's solid-waste/recycling contract and included a commercial late fee of 15% of the bill; the transcript's residential late-fee figure was unclear and is reported as not specified.
The Gunter City Council voted unanimously to approve an ordinance establishing rates and late-fee provisions for the city's solid-waste and recycling contract.
An alderman (identified in the transcript as speaker 6) moved to approve the ordinance, stating: “I will make a motion that we approve, the ordinance for establishing rates, to include a late fee of residential, rates of $5 k. And commercial of 15% of the bill.” The motion was seconded and the presiding official called the vote unanimous.
The ordinance text discussed in the meeting sets a commercial late fee of 15% of the bill, according to the motion. The transcript contains an unclear reference to a residential late fee (rendered in the audio transcript as “$5 k”); the precise residential late-fee amount and unit were not specified clearly during the meeting and are therefore reported as not specified. Council did not provide a recorded roll-call of individual votes in the transcript; the clerk announced the motion carried.
The ordinance will govern how the city's contractor charges late fees to residential and commercial customers under the new solid-waste/recycling agreement. Council did not detail an effective date during the discussion; staff follow-up was implied.
