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Solid Waste Disposal District
Meeting Minutes - Final
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Preliminary Budget Hearing
Commission Chambers
Board of Commissioners
Chairman, Joseph E. Flescher, District 2
Vice Chairman, Peter D. O'Bryan, District 4
Commissioner Susan Adams, District 1
Commissioner Joseph H. Earman, District 3
Commissioner Laura Moss, District 5
Jason E. Brown, County Administrator
Dylan Reingold, County Attorney
Jeffrey R. Smith, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller
Terri Collins -Lister, Deputy Clerk
Board of Commissioners SWDD Preliminary Budget Hearing Meeting Minutes - Final September 15, 2021
6. INDIAN RIVER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SITTING AS SOLID
WASTE DISPOSAL DISTRICT BOARD
PROOF OF PUBLICATION FOR THIS 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
meeting.
6.A. Announce 2021/2022 Proposed Charge and Budget.
21-0817 Solid Waste Disposal District
Attachments: SWDD Fund
Management and Budget Director Kristin Daniels disclosed that the FY 2021/22
Solid Waste Disposal District (SWDD) proposed budget is $19,375,997.
The FY 2021/22 proposed charges and Budget for the SWDD were outlined by
Budget Director Daniels as follows:
1. $84.76 per Residential Waste Generation Unit ($135.62/House)
(8.15% increase from current year)
$47.64 per Commercial Waste Generation Unit
(7.01 % increase from current year)
Readiness -to -Use Fee $29.51
(7.62% increase from current year)
2. $19,375,997 Budget
Chairman Flescher opened the public hearing.
Daniel Richey, 2625 63rd Street, came before the Board to address the citrus
packing houses and the Solid Waste Fee Structure. He explained to the Board how
the SWDD rate was calculated on a square foot measurement and that the State
dictates the waste fee. He complimented Nancy Allen from the SWDD for her
help on the matter. He described the state of the citrus industry today compared to
the past and felt there should be a hybrid of determinations when calculating the
SWDD rate for citrus packing houses.
County Administrator Jason Brown stated the Board planned on re-evaluating the
assessments on properties in the near future and make adjustments accordingly;
however, he suggested for the short term having staff work with Mr. Richey to
resolve the issue.
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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.
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Board of Commissioners SWDD Preliminary Budget Hearing Meeting Minutes — Final September 15, 2021
Jeffrey R. Smith, CPA, CGFO, CGMA
Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller
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Deputy Clerk
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