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ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING SOLID WASTE FEES FOR 2016.
Presented by: Chris Chronis, Chief Financial Officer.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt the Resolution.
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Background: State law (K.S.A. 65-3410) authorizes the Board of County Commissioners to impose solid waste fees to defray the costs of planning and administering solid waste collection and disposal programs. If the Commission chooses to do so, the law requires the fee be imposed by resolution prior to July 1 for imposition in the subsequent year.
Sedgwick County first imposed solid waste fees in fiscal year 2000 and has done so in each subsequent fiscal year. Since 2003, the fee has funded household hazardous waste operations, waste minimization programs and general administrative support. The fee has been used to fund various special projects, such as the Trash Coupon Program from 2011-2014. In 2016, the fee will continue to fund clean-up of illegal dumping sites, storm debris in unincorporated parts of the County, and five remote waste collection events. Additional programs planned for 2016 include a Bulky Waste Coupon Program where residents can dispose of up to 1,000 pounds for free at the transfer stations, and a new Residential Waste Disposal Assistance Program working with the Metropolitan Area Building & Construction Department, Aging and the Sedgwick County Hoarding Task Force to assist in disposing of large amounts of unwanted materials from residential property. In each year, the fee has been less than $10 annually for all classes of property owners.
The fee varies according to property classifications, with residential property owners paying a fixed amount per dwelling unit and owners of commercial, industrial, agricultural, and other classes of property paying amounts based on the waste generation characteristics of their business. The fee is structured to recover the full cost of specified solid waste services, with each customer group (residential and nonresidential ...
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