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Board holds first reading of ordinance raising residential solid-waste rate by $7
Summary
On first reading staff proposed increasing residential solid-waste rates from $22 to $29 per month (a roughly 30% increase), citing higher fuel, equipment, and operating costs; public hearing set for Aug. 18.
Amberlyn, speaking for sanitation/solid-waste operations, presented a first reading of proposed Chapter 94 rate changes, saying the residential rate would increase by $7 per month from $22 to $29, a roughly 30% increase and the first residential increase in about a decade for certain classes.
Council members asked about enterprise-fund accounting and equipment costs, and Amberlyn pointed to higher equipment and fuel prices and the doubling of a garbage truck price in recent years (from about $225,000 to about $485,000). She told the board the item is set for public hearing on Aug. 18 (first reading only) and said staff can provide detailed written rate schedules for review.
Because this was a first reading, no final vote occurred.
