PLACEMENT: Consent
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SOLID WASTE INITIAL ASSESSMENT RESOLUTION FOR FY2025/26
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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The Board of County Commissioners is requested to adopt the Initial Assessment Resolution for fiscal year 2026 (FY26) and approve notification to affected property owners advising of the solid waste assessment rate and public hearing.
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DEPARTMENT: Utilities and Solid Waste
PREPARED BY: Name: Greg Schommer
Title: Solid Waste Administrator
REQUESTED BY: Samuel Amerson, P.E., Utilities and Solid Waste Director
PRESET:
PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
Chapter 151, Article III, General Ordinances, Martin County Code sets a two-step process for creating and imposing assessments in Municipal Service Benefit Units (MSBUs). The first step of that process is adoption of an Initial Assessment Resolution. Residential solid waste collection service for each single-family dwelling unit is payable pursuant to a special assessment that includes: collection, disposal, and administrative/contingency/discount fees. The assessment is collected by the Tax Collector pursuant to the Uniform Assessment Collection Act and deposited into the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund. Utilities and Solid Waste Department staff administers payment to the franchisees.
On January 12, 2021, the Board approved the current franchise agreement with Waste Management allowing for annual rate CPI adjustments ranging from a minimum of 2% to a maximum of 5%.
ISSUES:
The single-family dwelling unit rate for FY26 for the Solid Waste MSBU services by Waste Management is proposed to be $464.37, and is comprised of $315.84 for collection, $119.17 for disposal costs, and $29.36 for administrative costs. The change from the amount assessed in the prior year, $444.69, is due to cost increases in the solid waste collections and disposal, and increased volume of solid waste generated per household.
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