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Solid Waste Disposal District
Meeting Minutes - Final
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
2019/2020 Budget Workshop on Tentative Budget and Proposed
Millage Rate
Commission Chambers
Board of Commissioners
Bob Solari, Chairman, District 5
Susan Adams, Vice Chairman, District 1
Joseph E. Flescher, District 2
Peter D. O'Bryan, District 4
Tim Zorc, District 3
Jason E. Brown, County Administrator
Dylan Reingold, County Attorney
Jeffrey R. Smith, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller
Jacqueline Rizzo, Deputy Clerk
Board of Commissioners
Meeting Minutes - Final July 17, 2019
1:30 P.M. (PUBLIC HEARING) SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL DISTRICT (S.W.D.D.)
PROOF OF PUBLICATION OF ADVERTISEMENT FOR HEARING IS ON
FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD.
The Board of County Commissioners reconvened as the Board of Commissioners of
the Solid Waste Disposal District. The minutes will be approved at an upcoming
Solid Waste Disposal District meeting.
County Administrator Jason Brown stated the Solid Waste Disposal District's
(SWDD) proposed budget was $17,857,578, a decrease of $4.4 million. He
highlighted that the recommended budget included an additional position to assist
the Director of the SWDD, and $500,000 set aside for future cell construction.
Commissioner O'Bryan brought to the Board's attention a presentation made by the
Utilities Department at the July 9, 2019 Board Meeting regarding the problem of
contamination in the recycling containers. He continued that at the July 16, 2019
Board Meeting, the Board voted for tippage fee relief to recycling hauler Tropical
Recycling for the amount of contamination coming from the County's recycling
program. He was pleased that the County had implemented the educational
program and code enforcement to stop the problem where the recycling was being
contaminated, but he felt it was not enough.
Commissioner O'Bryan requested the Board's approval to add $48.60 to the
proposed SWDD Assessment of $120.90 to cover six months of mandatory
County -wide trash pickup beginning April 1, 2020. He felt it was best to take
corrective action now rather than wait 14 months for the next budget hearing. He
continued that by adding the assessment to the proposed Budget for FY 2019/20,
the increase could be added to the Truth In Millage (TRIM) Notices and still allow
further discussions from now to the September 2019 Budget Hearings.
Chairman Solari recapped Commissioner O'Bryan's proposal for clarification.
A motion was made by Commissioner O'Bryan, seconded by Chairman Solari, to
approve a charge of an additional $48.60 for mandatory garbage service for all
residents in the unincorporated area of the County for six months beginning April 1,
2020.
A discussion ensued on informing the public of the additional assessment and
asking the Property Appraiser to include a notification of the SWDD Assessment to
be mailed with the TRIM notices.
A question was raised whether the provision listed in the existing service contract
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for mandatory County -wide garbage pickup had expired. Administrator Brown
explained the provisions in the contract and suggested that for planning purposes, a
proposed rate of $8.50 per month for a total of $51.00 would be advisable.
Commissioner O'Bryan amended his motion and Chairman Solari amended his
second, to add $51.00 to the SWDD Assessment, which would cover six months of
mandatory garbage pickup beginning April 1, 2020 for all residents in the
unincorporated area of the County.
Chairman Solari opened the public hearing.
Property Appraiser Wesley S. Davis stated he would be willing to work with the
Board on including a notification in the TRIM notices.
There being no further speakers, the Chairman Solari closed the Public Hearing.
County Attorney Dylan Reingold referred to County Administrator Brown for
clarification in regards to the amended rates. Administrator Brown replied that the
properties within the cities and outside the Urban Service Area would continue with
the current proposed rate of $120.90 per Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU). He
continued that the residents in the unincorporated areas and within the Urban
Service Area, the rate would be $51.00 higher, for a total of $171.90 per ERU.
Property Appraiser Wesley S. Davis requested a simplification of the proposed
SWDD assessment. He suggested an across the board rate of $171.90 for all
residents in the unincorporated areas of the County. He explained that using one
rate during the budget workshop and hearings would ensure timely mailing of the
TRIM notices as well as setting a rate ceiling for all affected residents. Should the
Board decide on mandatory County -wide trash pickup, the rates could then be
lowered to reflect final negotiated rates.
Commissioner O'Bryan summarized the proposed rate, amended his motion and
Chairman Solari amended his second.
A motion was made by Commissioner O'Bryan, seconded by Chairman Solari, to
approve a proposed charge of $120.90 per Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) for
residents within the cities and $171.90 per ERU for residents in the unincorporated
area of the County and within the urban service area for mandatory garbage service
for six months beginning April 1, 2020. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 5 - Chairman Solari, Vice Chairman Adams, Commissioner Flescher, Commissioner
O'Bryan, and Commissioner Zorc
411-217 SANITARY LANDFILL
411-255 RECYCLING
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Attachments: Solid Waste Disposal District
The Board of Commissioners of the Solid Waste Disposal District adjourned
and reconvened as the Regular Board of County Commissioners.
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SWDD Budget Workshop Meeting Minutes — Final July 17, 2019
ATTEST:
Jeffrey R. Smith, CPA, CGFO, CGMA
Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller
By:
Deputy Clerk
SWDD Budget Workshop/JLR/2019Minutes
Adams, Chairman
Approved: December 10, 2019
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