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Indian River County Administration Complex
1801 27th Street, Building A
Vero Beach, Florida, 32960-3388
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Solid Waste Disposal District
Meeting Minutes - Final
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
2020/2021 SWDD. Budget Workshop
This meeting can be attended virtually by accessing YouTube Live.
Instructions can be found included with this agenda and also online at
www.ircgov.com.
Commission Chambers
Board of Commissioners
Chairman Susan Adams
Vice Chairman Joseph E. Flescher
Commissioner Tim Zorc
Commissioner Peter D. O'Bryan
Commissioner Bob Solari
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 SWDD Budget Workshop Meeting Minutes - Final July 15, 2020
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.
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Attachments: SWDD
Administrator recommendations for the following proposed Solid Waste
Disposal District Fund:
• Landfill - $9,924.072, an increase of $911,276
• Recycling - $10,471.995, an increase of $1,610,944
• Less capital outlay ($2,570,000), a decrease of ($950,000)
• Residential ERU $124.37, an increase of $3.47
• Commercial WGU $44.29, an increase of $2.29
• Readiness to Use Fee $27.42, an increase of $2.73
Administrator Brown announced that the Solid Waste Disposal District's (SWDD)
proposed budget was $17,826,067, an increase of $1,572,220. He reviewed the
impacts to the SWDD Budget, and explained that even though St. Lucie County
was not charging the County for recycling, there was still $300,000 in
transportation costs to transport the recycling.
Administrator Brown explained that the County approved a new Leachate
pre-treatment system at a cost of $600,000 per year, and that the County had
partnered with Atlas Organics to make the waste into compost at a cost of $400,000
per year.
Administrator Brown detailed the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), and
he recommended and budgeted for a rate study to be done.
A discussion ensued between the Board and staff on the CPI increase, with
Administrator Brown stating that he would arrange for a study and bring it back to
the Board. He recommended a rate increase of 7.2% for residential and 6% for
commercial.
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Chairman Adams opened the public hearing for comments; there were none.
The Chairman closed the Public Hearing.
The Board of Commissioners adjourned the Solid Waste Disposal District
meeting and reconvened as the Board of County Commissioners of the Budget
Workshop meeting, continuing with the Sheriffs Budget.
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Board of Commissioners SWDD Budget Workshop Meeting Minutes — Final July 15, 2020
Jeffrey R. Smith, CPA, CGFO, CGMA
Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller
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