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Solid Waste Management Fund Disposal Fee Rate Increase
November 3, 2020
1:30 p.m.
In Attendance: all via WEBEX conference call
Cindy Carter, Chair
Tom Taylor, Vice -Chair
Richard Stevens, Member
Barbara J. Vasquez, Clerk of the Board
Sam Castro, Public Works Director
Sam Dart, Assistant Public Works Director
Keith Elefson, County Engineer
1:31 p.m. The Commissioners held an Open Record Public Hearing to consider a Solid Waste
Management Fund Disposal Fee Rate Increase.
Sam Castro, Public Works Director, stated they received a letter from the Department of Ecology
putting them on notice requiring them to establish a reserve fund. After reviewing the revenues
and expenditures, it was found that the expenditures were exceeding the revenues. He met with
the Board and Solid Waste Advisory Committee. The SWAC made a motion on September 24,
2020 to accept the increase per ton to cover $47.62/ton to cover operating expenses, cell closure
liabilities and other expenses as outlined, as of March 1, 2021. This motion passed unanimously
by the SWAC.
Commissioner Carter asked about the possibility of splitting the increase; half in March 2021 and
the other half December 2021.
Mark Wash, Consolidated Disposal, stated that he would prefer to not give notice to their
customers 2 times. He also stated that the City of Moses Lake's comment on the 71 % increase is
to the landfill only. The increase to his customers would be approximately $2.30 each.
A motion was made by Commissioner Stevens to approve the rate increase as presented on
March 1, 2021. Commissioner Taylor seconded and the motion passed unanimously.