· Context
FY2019/20 budget ordinance raises the landfill fee from $30.00 to $32.00 per ton
The FY2019/20 budget ordinance (No. 7812) amended Municipal Code Sec. 8-3-94 to raise the landfill use fee from $30.00 to $32.00 per ton. The council adopted the budget on second and final reading on September 24, 2019 by a 4:1 vote. The budget book said the added solid waste revenue would fund two additional collection crews, equipment needs and customer service.[1][2][3]
Ginger NelsonFreda PowellHoward SmithElaine Hays
What the sources say
- ✓ Verified
The FY2019/20 budget ordinance in the September 24, 2019 council packet amends Sec. 8-3-94 to change the landfill use fee from thirty dollars ($30.00) to $32.00 per ton of waste, with a $5.00 minimum per load.[1]
- Fee per ton
- $32
- Previous fee per ton
- $30
- ✓ Verified
On September 24, 2019 the council adopted the FY2019/20 budget on second and final reading by a 4:1 vote, with Mayor Ginger Nelson and Councilmembers Freda Powell, Eddy Sauer and Howard Smith voting yes and Councilmember Elaine Hays voting no. The minutes print the budget and tax-rate ordinance numbers (7811 and 7812) in transposed order; the packet labels the budget ordinance No. 7812.[2][1]
- ✓ Verified
The FY2019/20 budget book says the budget raised residential solid waste bills $1.74 a month and commercial rates 5%, and that 'the tipping fee at the City's landfill was increased by $2.00/ton,' adding that the additional funding would allow the City to fund two additional crews, address equipment needs related to growth, and improve customer service.[3]