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Board of Commissioners SWDD Preliminary Budget Hearing Meeting Minutes - Final September 15, 2021 Property Appraiser Wesley S. Davis made the Board aware of a petition filed with the Value Adjustment Board based on the non -ad valorem assessment for landfill fees from a citrus packing house located on 90th Avenue. Managing Director Himanshu Mehta stated that staff was working with Mr. Richey and was still in the process of gathering information regarding the current disposal from the property to determine a calculated waste generation. He stated the County was purchasing scales to put on Waste Management trucks going to businesses to weigh containers to determine the waste generation from the various commercial sectors throughout the County. There being no other speakers, the Chairman closed the hearing. A motion was made by Vice Chairman O'Bryan, seconded by Commissioner Adams, to approve the Solid Waste Disposal District (SWDD) rates of $84.76 per Residential Waste Generation Unit ($135.62/House), a 8.15% increase from current year; $47.64 per Commercial Waste Generation Unit, a 7.01% increase from current year; and Readiness to Use Fee of $29.51, a 7.62% increase from current year, for the Solid Waste Disposal District. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5- Chairman Flescher, Vice Chairman O'Bryan, Commissioner Adams, Commissioner Earman, and Commissioner Moss A motion was made by Vice Chairman O'Bryan, seconded by Commissioner Adams, to adopt the budget in the amount of $19,375,997 for the Solid Waste Disposal District. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5- Chairman Flescher, Vice Chairman O'Bryan, Commissioner Adams, Commissioner Earman, and Commissioner Moss The Board of Commissioners adjourned the Solid Waste Disposal District hearing, and reconvened as the Board of County Commissioners of the Budget Workshop meeting, continuing with the adoption of non -ad valorem assessment charges. Indian River County Florida Page 2